Australia's defence force chief warns the nation might need to prepare for launching combat operations from home soil.

Australia's Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston, says the nation must be prepared for having to launch combat ...

Papua New Guinea’s push for a defence treaty with Canberra sends a message to all competing interests in the region that the ...

The United States Studies Centre’s head of foreign policy and ­defence, Peter Dean, who co-authored the Albanese government’s ...

The Australian Defence Force is at risk of being left in a "no man's land" of underpreparedness for current threats and ...

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

Anthony Albanese says a blanket commitment to lift defence to 3.5 per cent makes “no sense”, rejecting a key demand made by the Trump administration. With the Prime Minister poised for his ...

The countries will strengthen defence cooperation under the next phase of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Read more ...

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.

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

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