A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Wollongong suburb as preferred east coast Aukus base
A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Wollongong suburb as preferred east coast Aukus base
Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets
By Josh Butler
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/australia-strait-hormuz-wedgetail-iran-war-oil-crisis
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Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflict
Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflict
Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump
By Ben Doherty
Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/12/australia-federal-budget-2026-aukus-submarines-nuclear-defence-spending
#Australianbudget2026 #Aukus #Australianpolitics #Australianmilitary #RoyalAustralianNavy #RichardMarles #Australianews #BenDoherty
Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump
Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump
Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive
Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years
By Guardian staff
Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/12/adf-soldier-dies-parachute-training-jervis-bay
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Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years
Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation
Soldier dies during parachute training incident at Jervis Bay – the second such death in two years
Defence department says another ADF soldier was injured on Monday evening, but didn’t require hospitalisation
Gina Rinehart calls for immigrants’ social media to be screened in Anzac memorial speech
Mining magnate also claims children are being taught to be ashamed of the Australian flag in a speech to 4,000 people on the Sydney Opera House steps
As the Anzac Day bugles echo, it’s time to burst Australia’s defence complacency
In this dangerous, unpredictable era, we cannot cling too long to old alliances and ignore the strategic importance of our region
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