Tag: Australian military

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Amid choppy waters around ‘secondhand subs’ and Trump, Labor’s sensitivity about the Aukus debate is growing

In a week of controversy around the Aukus nuclear agreement, Vice Adm Mark Hammond might be forgiven for feeling singed by public scrutiny.Hammond, the...

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Australia has been asked to assist Middle East nations coming under fire from Iran. What could that look like?

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has confirmed that the government has been asked to provide military assistance to combat missiles and drone attacks that...

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Defence department chief Greg Moriarty to succeed Kevin Rudd as Australian ambassador to US

The head of the department of defence, Greg Moriarty, will succeed Kevin Rudd as Australia’s ambassador to the United States.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese,...

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‘Unfathomable’: Australian veterans disgusted by Trump’s claim allied troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontline

The head of Australia’s largest veteran organisation has categorically rejected Donald Trump’s claim that allied soldiers “stayed a little back” from the frontlines when...