PM nominates Greg Moriarty to be next US ambassador The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has revealed that veteran public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull, Greg Moriarty, will be recommended to the governor general to be Australia’s ambassador to the US, replacing the outgoing ambassador, Kevin Rudd. Albanese told ABC’s Insiders: He […]
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US Senate passes $901bn defence bill | Military News
Legislation reflects Democrats’ efforts to seek tighter oversight of Trump administration’s military action. The United States Senate has passed a $901bn bill setting defence policy and spending for the 2026 fiscal year, combining priorities backed by President Donald Trump’s administration with provisions designed to preserve congressional oversight of US military power. The National Defense Authorisation […]
Australia hails ‘shared vision’, as defence minister set to visit Japan | Military News
Canberra says it seeks to make early contact with the new administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will head to Japan on Saturday for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, as the allies seek to advance bilateral defence cooperation amid growing tension in the Asia Pacific. An Australian government […]
Australia news live: Labor to announce major defence shake-up in bid to stop cost blowouts; ‘unusually prolonged flu season’ in NSW | Australia news
Major shake-up to defence bureaucracy in the works Tom McIlroy The federal government is preparing to announce a major shake-up to the country’s defence bureaucracy, in a bid to stop major cost blowouts and streamline operations. As the Trump administration pushes for Australia to spend as much as 3.5% of GDP on defence and Labor […]
Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a “priority”, as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line. Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry […]