Defence Forces

The royal commission uncovered "extensive" evidence of sexual assaults within Defence.

Legislative changes will be enacted to establish a new oversight body as the government accepts several proposals including mandatory discharge for sexual offences.

Russia is carrying out record mass drone attacks on Ukraine, and experts say its new foam decoys and thermobaric warheads were making them more devastating and difficult to defend against. 

The confirmation of an investigation into Miao Hua and his suspension marks the latest chapter in a growing corruption scandal engulfing China's military elites.

Australia is expected to acquire three Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s as part of the agreement.

A deal which would have brought more international flights to the Northern Territory has fallen through, with Darwin Airport blaming its ongoing major runway works.

Georgy Sides and her friends grew up with absent fathers who served their country in Afghanistan in the wake of September 11. Now they're sharing their stories of how Australia's commitment to a distant theatre of war altered their adolescence and shaped who they are today.

The Victorian premier says a Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the Israeli Ministry of Defence signed in December 2022 won't be renewed As the state focuses on other "strategic opportunities".

The US makes a second major shift in weapons support for Ukraine, agreeing to provide anti-personnel landmines, days after approving Western-made longer-range missile strikes in Russia.  

Defence businesses say the conference was "an embarrassment" after none of the advertised officials turned up.

Israel and Hezbollah appear unwilling to compromise on how a proposed ceasefire deal between the two sides would be enforced, with the Israeli government saying it wants "the freedom to act" within Lebanon.

A US marine attempting to sue his own government after he was "engulfed in flames" in a barbecue explosion while stationed in Darwin has had a ruling in his favour overturned on appeal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revised doctrine lowering the bar for Moscow's use of its atomic arsenal, including in response to conventional weapons. Does it change the likelihood of Russia using its nuclear capabilities?

An inquiry is looking at the circumstances leading up to, during and following a Taipan helicopter crash off the Queensland coast that killed four men.

Four crewmen died in the crash in north Queensland in July last year. A sixth round of hearings into what happened is in Brisbane this week. 

Japanese forces will train alongside US Marines in northern Australia in 2025, Defence Minister Richard Marles said during high-level talks hosted in Darwin on Sunday.

A special UN committee reports Israeli conduct in the besieged Palestinian territory is "intentionally causing death, starvation and serious injury" to its inhabitants.

Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut have endured another day of Israeli bombardment, as Lebanon waited to hear details of a proposed ceasefire from the US.

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un announced a mutual defence agreement earlier this year, which has paved the way for an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops to join in Russia's fight against Ukraine.

After a defence employee handed confidential information to weapons company Thales, only to join the company later, a former defence minister has blasted the defence department that continues to award contracts to the same company.