Defence minister

The heavily armoured Hanwha Land 400 buggies, which will be made in Geelong, replace Australia’s Vietnam-era M113 armoured personnel carriers.

Big announcements at Defence are due in just weeks after the delivery of a root-and-branch review not expected to take prisoners.

They’re not new, they’re not sexy and they’re anything but adventurous. But Black Hawks and Chinooks are available and abundant.

The RAAF has officially added a swag of US warplanes it can now refuel mid-air, but its brass were just spotted window shopping at Skunk Works.

Cost-conscious defence minister finds illumination in nuclear sub with a descending price tag.

Richard Marles is in Singapore to meet with regional counterparts from more than 30 nations at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ 19th Shangri-La Dialogue. 

Margot McCarthy National security is a pretty big deal for the Abbott government, but the prime minister’s department will be doing