Canada has once again found itself on the outside looking in after some of its closest allies — the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia — announced the next phase of their new AUKUS security pact this week. AUKUS, formed by the three countries in 2021, is part of efforts to push back against … Read more
The Australian Defence Force will seek an out-of-court resolution after two soldiers were attacked by a 2.5-metre saltwater crocodile in far north Queensland. Commonwealth prosecutors charged the Department of Defence in August 2023 with breaching work health and safety laws after the men were mauled almost three years ago. Both soldiers suffered significant injuries including … Read more
Australia will spend more than $4.6 billion on a submarine nuclear reactor factory in the United Kingdom to ensure its new nuclear-powered fleet arrives on time. The 10-year deal will boost capacity at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby and bankroll the design costs of the boats that Australia will build. Defence Minister Richard Marles and … Read more
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce and Labor minister Tanya Plibersek have both shared touching tributes to Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, who died earlier this month, aged 33. Joyce and Plibersek appeared on Hot Topics on Sunrise on Monday, ahead of a private funeral service for Fitzgibbon at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cessnock, in the NSW … Read more
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce and Labor Minister Tanya Plibersek have both shared touching tributes to Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, following his death last week, aged 33. On Monday, Joyce and Plibersek appeared on Hot Topics on Sunrise, ahead of a private funeral service at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cessnock, in the NSW Hunter region. … Read more
An Australian Defence Force soldier and son of a former federal minister has died after a parachute malfunction during a training exercise. The accident occurred on Wednesday night during what defence described as a routine training activity at the RAAF Base in Richmond, about 50km northwest of Sydney. Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon was a “much … Read more
Canada will consider sending military trainers back to Ukraine if “certain conditions” are met, but those conditions “do not yet exist,” Defence Minister Bill Blair says. Any Canadian military members would only be sent in “non-combat” roles, he added. Blair made the comments during a news conference at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. Blair was announcing … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is asking Parliament to approve an extra $8.9 billion in spending in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31. Most of it is for extra costs associated with finance charges, providing health care for Indigenous children, and for military projects at home and abroad, according to the latest supplementary … Read more
The widow of an Australian war veteran will fulfil her husband’s wish to raise their five-year-old son in Australia following a major win in her battle against deportation. American citizen Kristie Chilcott faced being kicked out of the country on July 1, but on Thursday was delivered the news she had been desperate to hear … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the amount of military aid NATO allies have been shipping to Ukraine to help its fight against Russia’s invasion means “everyone is in big trouble” with military supplies. “We have stayed strong at a time where bigger countries and countries that play by different rules have tried really hard to … Read more
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