Defence Forces

Minister Matt Keogh is addressing the National Press Club a year after the government responded to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Our photographers cast their eyes towards WA's exploding rabbit population, a surfer's near-miss with a suspected great white shark, and a school program helping parents bond with their children.

Three groups within Defence will be rolled into one entity as part of a sweeping restructure of the department. 

French President Emmanuel Macron is reintroducing voluntary military service almost three decades after it was scrapped.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns his country's borders "cannot be changed by force", highlighting a key sticking point in negotiations with the US over a potential peace deal with Russia.

Six Democratic politicians, all of whom are veterans, are urging members of the military not to obey unlawful orders.

The Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities.

The opposition leader will pledge to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence during a speech at the Menzies Institute in Melbourne on Thursday.

Information relating to Australian military programs has been compromised in cyber attacks on defence industry contractors, exposing security vulnerabilities along supply chains.  

Moscow is intensifying its strikes on Ukraine, targeting the country's energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

Three Northern Territory residents who were charged on Friday over allegations of a $71 million Defence contract fraud scheme have been granted bail.

The move will affect Australia and New Zealand's multiple police and defence personnel working in Vanuatu, and could set back the signing of the Nakamal Agreement.

As the number of veterans who served in World War II dwindles, George Franklin and Russell Hosken try to keep the memory alive for future generations.

Nestled in the foothills of a mountain, a retreat near Rockhampton in central Queensland brings together veterans, their families and others to talk and lighten their load.

The United States-built Merops system can identify drones and close in on them, using artificial intelligence to navigate. 

The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.

A sophisticated Chinese spy ship monitors Australian, Philippines, United States and New Zealand naval forces as they conduct another round of joint exercises in the South China Sea.

The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission will step away from all defence-related corruption referrals following questions over his handling of perceived conflicts of interest.

Almost four weeks after a $25 million Australian-gifted patrol boat ran aground on a reef while ferrying government officials, the Vanuatu government has yet to reveal the circumstances around the grounding, saying "an investigation is continuing". 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the attack shows that Russia is the "largest terrorist organisation in the world".