Premium Insights and analysis Dutton expressing his opinion on subs problematic for these reasons Defence Opposition leader Peter Dutton wrote an opinion piece for The Australian last week. For it, he was roundly criticised by the government, defence analysts and
Beijing calls for Australia to heed Keating’s words November 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal On Thursday a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said the growing strain in bilateral relations lay at Australia’s feet and that political leaders would
Media within rights to ask Macron if Morrison lied to him November 8, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks COMMENT The past week we saw Senator Simon Birmingham, the minister for finance and a frequent spokesperson on television for the government, have a crack
Good faith gutted: France’s $90 billion bone to pick with Australia November 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence Scott Morrison’s ‘Canberra bubble’ has received a strong rebuke from the French ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault, who said France will always consider the Australian people friends
‘Appalling episode’: Former PM puts AUKUS deal in firing line September 30, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull questions why Australia is entering a new submarine deal without its own nuclear industry and claims broken trust has hurt national
Premium Columnists How well does the submarines decision hold up to Commonwealth Procurement Rules? September 29, 2021 By Bernard Keane Defence As any public servant who has undertaken procurement knows, there are rules about how the Australian government buys things — from paper clips to consultancies
Beijing says AUKUS submarine program will ‘aggravate’ arms race September 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine deal supported by the new AUKUS alliance has been described by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson as an undesirable program for regional
We want to build nuclear submarines, but what about everything else we have to build? September 21, 2021 By David Schmidtchen 2021 Mandarin Defence Special Report The AUKUS pact paves the way for Australia to acquire nuclear technology for a fleet of submarines. It is a clear signal of Australia’s changing
Premium Insights and analysis Not good strategic policy to build nuclear submarines in Adelaide September 17, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks Australia’s new security partnership with the UK and the US, AUKUS, aims to deliver Australia a nuclear submarine capability. The joint announcement said the countries
Former PM leads criticism of submarine deal September 17, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Former prime minister Paul Keating issued a blistering criticism of the new tripartite defence agreement between the UK, the US, and Australia, saying it locks
Australia to get nuclear subs in three-way deal with US and UK September 16, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Defence Australia, the UK and the US have formed a new security partnership called AUKUS, intending to equip Australia’s Navy with nuclear-powered submarines as its first
Nuclear explosion of taxpayer money as Morrison trashes sub policy September 16, 2021 By Bernard Keane Defence It might be being designed and sold by the government and the Press Gallery as an exciting new era of nuclear-powered submarines and a new
Why the defence portfolio could make or break Peter Dutton’s political career April 27, 2021 By Peter J. Dean Defence Defence is always one of the Australian government’s busiest — and most powerful — portfolios. Now, as Peter Dutton takes the helm, this is no
Naval Group opens first ‘local manufacturing package’ for specialised submarine parts, in major boost to Australian industry October 16, 2020 By Naval Group Australia Defence Naval Group has today launched its first ‘local manufacturing package’ expression of interest (EOI) to Australian industry, which will see the manufacturing of specialised submarine
