Former prime minister Tony Abbott has accused Labor of taking a "quasi-passivist" approach to managing the Australian Defence Force as he called for an urgent spending increase.

Anthony Albanese has rejected a blanket commitment to lifting Australia’s defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP, ruling out the renewed demand from the Trump administration.

The US Defence Secretary is urging Australia to pump billions more into military budgets "as soon as possible".

Former US defence official Ely Ratner says it’s time for the ‘viable and essential’ four-way defence pact. Security experts ...

The Marine Corps is conducting a major exercise in Australia as the U.S. military increases its military presence amid ...

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation ...

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will meet with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts at an Asian security forum in ...

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing on June 1.

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has hit out at the US President and his Defence Secretary’s request to Australia for ...

The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence ...