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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Tuesday.

Labor counters Chinese threats to sea cables, as it creates hacking ‘human firewall’

Office workers who fall for hacking attempts are to blame for nearly two-thirds of all successful online attacks, which cost the economy $25 billion per year.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Dionne Gain

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

There is a fundamental frustration that AUKUS seems to be something that just happened. We woke up one morning and there it was. A surprise to the Australian people, a surprise to France, a surprise to Labor.

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Would you buy a used submarine from Pete Hegseth? First, a history lesson

Australia’s record of buying used naval boats is chequered, to say the least. Its decision to acquire three second-hand nuclear-powered submarines carries real risks.

  • Clive Williams
Scene from the cockpit of the Wedgetail

Inside the Australian mission to track Iranian missiles

For 80 defence personnel sent to a secret location in the Middle East, the war with Iran is alarmingly close.

  • Andrew Probyn
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles are expected to meet again at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore..

‘Marquee project’ on underwater vehicles to kickstart AUKUS pillar two

An absence of focus projects has plagued the second prong of the Australia-UK-US pact, with industry leaders regularly complaining about a lack of strategic direction.

  • Michael Koziol
Extending the lives of the Collins submarines could have been avoided if a replacement project was started a decade earlier.

Australia’s $11 billion upgrade to keep subs afloat while navy waits for AUKUS

Collins class submarines will get a scaled-back upgrade to keep them at sea while Australia waits for the first nuclear submarines to be delivered.

  • James Massola and Brittany Busch
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Warrant Officer Second Class Lachlan Muddle, who died in a parachute training incident at Jervis Bay.

SAS ‘lost one of its finest’: Soldier dies in parachute training

An experienced SAS sniper died in a midair collision with another soldier at Jervis Bay Airfield, south of Sydney. All parachute operations have been paused.

  • Jack Gramenz
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber was unveiled in California earlier this month.

Coalition calls for government to consider fleet of ‘long-range bombers’

Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson also said he was an AUKUS “true believer” but that the submarine plan carried “enormous risks”.

  • Matthew Knott and Brittany Busch
Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, visiting Australia in 2023.

US Navy declares Australia ready to start hosting nuclear subs ‘today’

US Indo-Pacific commander Samuel Paparo said submarine rotations to HMAS Stirling could begin immediately, appearing to dispel claims that Australia is behind on preparatory work.

  • Michael Koziol
Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota docked at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, WA, last year.

Australia’s depending on AUKUS Virginia-class subs. The US says they’re not its priority

Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, appointed to lift lagging submarine production, acknowledged the construction rate was “still not where it needs to be” to meet AUKUS commitments.

  • Michael Koziol