ADF
Iran may be using China’s advanced satellite system, ambassador concedes
Ambassador Xiao Qian said Iran could be using Beijing’s BeiDou system to target US and Israeli military assets in the Middle East, but his country was not directly involved.
- Amelia Adams and Anne Worthington
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When athlete Taryn Dickens aims her rifle, she closes her eyes. This is why
Taryn Dickens is the first Australian to compete in the para-biathlon at a Paralympic Games with a visual impairment.
- Frances Howe
Australia weighs sending ‘world-class’ surveillance aircraft to defend against Iran drones
The country’s most sophisticated military surveillance plane could be deployed to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- China relations
China accuses Australia of ‘distorting facts’ of naval close encounter
China’s defence ministry has accused Australia of distorting the facts on the midair encounter after Australian Defence officials said an Australian MH-60R Seahawk helicopter was forced to dodge a Chinese helicopter in international waters.
- Rob Harris and Lisa Visentin
Albanese confirms three Australians on US sub that sank Iranian ship
The prime minister insists “no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran”. Greens senator David Shoebridge says both things cannot be true.
- Matthew Knott and Nick Newling
Australians on sub that sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean
Two Australian sailors were aboard the US nuclear-powered sub that sank an Iranian frigate, amid reports US-backed Kurdish rebels are ready for a ground assault against Iranian troops.
- Michael Koziol and Andrew Probyn
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- Extremism
ADF member who trained with neo-Nazis allegedly caught with child abuse and extremist material
Jonathan Salter, 25, a former Australian Defence Force member, is facing more than a dozen charges.
- Michael McGowan
- Opinion
- Planning
Why the battle over this Sydney site is more than a war on NIMBYs
Calls to sell off Victoria Barracks to the highest bidder are wrong. It can provide both open space and housing.
- Alexandra Smith
Liberal slams $3b Defence ‘fire sale’ as officials seek to calm foreign interest fears
Defence officials have moved to quell alarm over the proposed mass sale of historic sites and the potential for foreign interests to buy the land, as the federal government pushes ahead with a $3 billion property sell-off.
- Rob Harris
- Exclusive
- World War II
The smoke-filled room where anxious men directed their nation at war
The War Cabinet Room at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, was the heart of Australia’s defence administration during World War II.
- Tony Wright