Former bureaucrats, public service officials and elected representatives rarely struggle with the conflict of interest issues that arise when lobby groups recruit them.

Delivery of the government’s elephantine capability program over the next decade will test Australia’s workforce, whatever model or combination of models Defence relies upon. We…

Dr Sylvie Perreau has taken home the 2020 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science for her work in signal processing and wireless networks within…

Army chief Lieutenant General Rick Burr said no individuals have been terminated from the Australian Defence Force. However, 13 have received a notice proposing termination…

The report found 'credible information to substantiate 23 incidents of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people by 25 Australian Special Forces personnel, predominantly from the…

The Prime Minister said the probe would be 'inherently complex' and would require the involvement of international agencies.

The auditor general recommended Defence extend the strategy’s performance framework and develop an evaluation framework to measure and report on the achievement of overarching goal…

Key areas of concern included the Indo-Pacific region, which Adamson warned has recently become 'significantly more contested and polarised', and the US-China relationship.

The Community and Public Sector Union said 60 positions would be withdrawn from South Australia, Victoria would lose 44, and the remaining cuts would come…

An additional 500 Australian Defence Force reservists will be recruited over the next two years as part of an investment package unveiled by the federal…

A group of more than 150 experts and community members has launched a national plan calling on governments across Australia to address climate-fuelled bushfires.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said the policy would prioritise the Indo-Pacific region, ensure Defence has more durable supply chains, and “create more high-tech…

The tech giant argued the move signalled a major transformation for the department, enabled by technology which would integrate and streamline critical Defence work processes.

Australia has established its national security institutions to predominately address military and state-based threats as opposed to the natural and human security crises that will…