Let’s be very clear about it,” Mr Dutton said in an exclusive interview with The Australian. “We will increase defence spending significantly,” he said. Mr Dutton is expected to reveal the ...

Yes, we should prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays” because it is more expressive of the truth we are celebrating. But “Merry Christmas” will only regain its meaning if we live ...

The US has demanded allies contribute more on defence, with senior Pentagon official Elbridge Colby urging Australia to lift military spending to 3 per cent as a share of the economy. Opposition ...

The annual drills, which the Philippine military on Tuesday described as a rehearsal for national defense, will include 5,000 Filipino troops, 200 from the Australia Defence Force, and observers ...

Most states and territories are aligned with the calendar's public holidays like Christmas, Australia Day, and Boxing Day. But Easter is when things get a little different depending on where you live.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro talked tough on defence after her two-week holiday. Picture: Darcy Fitzgerald Ms Finocchiaro said the upcoming Northern Australia Defence Summit, held in Darwin on ...

A man accused of killing a County Durham dad-of-two in Australia could use the 'insanity defence' as part of his plea, an inquest has heard. Royce Mallett, 30, from Haswell, County Durham ...

The platform, NSATU, was formed last summer as NATO, in anticipation of a Trump victory, sought to institutionalise a format led personally by then-US defence secretary Lloyd Austin. Ishiba was upbeat ...

Australia needs a new and independent defence policy, which isn't reliant on the United States, writes Bevan Ramsden. THERE HAS BEEN a dramatic change in our strategic circumstances. The United States ...

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Sex Crimes Squad detectives have launched an urgent investigation after an 83-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in her Merrylands home by a man who offered to help her carry ...