Some question whether the US will still honour the deal to acquire its nuclear-powered submarines. Read more at ...

Richard Marles has left the door open to increased Australian defence spending after one of Donald Trump’s top Pentagon picks ...

When it became clear that Australia’s tiny position in steel and aluminium exports to the US would not trigger a tariff ...

President Donald Trump's pick to lead US Pentagon policy expressed concern over Australia's low defence spend. The prime ...

Australia pulled out all stops to avoid Donald Trump’s duties on steel and aluminium, but “it’s impossible to negotiate with ...

Shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie has claimed Australia’s Defence Force is “cannibalising” itself under the Labor ...

Labor defends it record on military budget, as Chinese flotilla exposes vulnerabilities and government opens door to sending ...

Australia's $570m loan to PNG comes with conditions to tighten foreign investment and limit China's influence. The latest negotiations will be officially kick-started in Brisbane on Thursday morning ...

Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the ...

The Australian Defence Force announced on Wednesday morning that the three ... China is asserting itself and AUKUS is ...

The defence minister says the presence of Chinese warships carrying out live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea is "unusual", ...

The federal government has labelled the US tariffs a disappointment but says it won't pursue retaliatory measures.