Anthony Albanese is looking towards a meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of a major summit and has raised the prospect of multiple conversations with the President.
Katina Curtis
The Prime Minister says his government is engaging ‘with everyone in the United States’ in its bid to keep the AUKUS defence pact on track amid a snap review by the Pentagon.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington this week amid ongoing global instability and domestic pressure for Australia to increase its defence spending.
The first of six patrol boats set to protect Australian waters will be officially commissioned on Saturday in Fremantle, marking an important milestone for the fleet.
Oliver Lane
The shipbuilder will have access to $488 million worth of debt from a group of Australian and international banks, as well as Export Finance Australia, as part of a new refinancing deal announced on Friday.
Simone Grogan
A senior military officer has warned that resources exports out of WA could be stopped if tensions boil over into conflict.
Australia is doubling down in resisting US pressure for its allies to lift defence spending, as retaliation is promised for nations refusing to comply.
Jacob Shteyman and Tess Ikonomou
NATO leaders have agreed to a massive hike in defence spending after pressure from US President Donald Trump and restated their commitment to mutual defence.
Andrew Gray, Sabine Siebold and Jeff Mason
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has assured he will be “methodical” in deciding whether a South Korean company should be allowed to own the lion’s share of Australia’s biggest defence shipbuilder.
Britain's prime minister says AUKUS, the trilateral security pact between Australia, Britain and the US, is a "really important deal".
Staff Writers
The grand military parade long desired by Donald Trump has dominated Washington, against a background of protests over the US President's style of leadership.
Phil Stewart, Jeff Mason, Brad Brooks, Karl Plume
The US Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a massive parade in Washington on a day that happens to be President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
Lolita C Baldor
The likelihood of the first face-to-face meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump is overshadowing the rest of the G7 agenda in Australia.
Two Chinese aircraft carriers conducting drills in the Pacific have sparked concerns the Asian superpower is signalling its expansionist aims in the region.
Hanwha says a key US Congressional committee has no issue with a takeover, but Austal has countered that the approval is ‘different to that claimed by Hanwha’.
Sean Smith
Australia and Indonesia have agreed to conduct joint air force and naval drills following talks in Jakarta.
NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to agree on new targets for military spending and capabilities for deterrence and defence.
Sabine Siebold and Lili Bayer
The Government is likely to wait for a defence strategy update before revealing any funding boost, despite expectations Donald Trump will pressure Anthony Albanese over Australia’s budget position.
A new research centre at the Australian War Memorial aims to help thousands of Australians understand the experiences of their family members who have served during conflicts.
Australians are being told by the nation's chief of the defence force to prepare for a possibility where combat operations are launched from home soil.
Tess Ikonomou
Australia’s defence chief has pledged to give ‘frank’ advice to the Government on spending as it comes under increasing pressure to hike the defence budget to deal with growing strategic threats.
Nicola Smith
Australia has been warned to increase its defence spending as it faces serious threats but the prime minister supported his government's military budget.
Tess Ikonomou and Kat Wong
The war on democracies is "so close" to Australia, Ukraine's ambassador says, while calling for a alliance of like-minded nations.
NATO members "need to do much, much more" when it comes to defence spending to meet US demands and to deal with threats such as Russia, its chief says.
Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook and Suzan Fraser
