There are calls for a defence contingency plan to be put in place after the government played down a US administration review of the AUKUS submarine pact.
The United States government has announced a review of its $368 billion Aukus defence pact with Australia and the United Kingdom, in a move which could have major local ramifications.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has nominated former Credit Suisse Australia chief executive Richard Gibb to join the board of Henderson defence shipbuilder Austal.
Gina Rinehart has called for the nation's defence investment to be more than doubled to 5 per cent of GDP, in an address at the Sydney Opera House on the eve of Anzac Day.
Peter Dutton has pledged to increase Australia's defence spending to 3 per cent of the nation's GDP within a decade if elected next month, in line with US requests.
The state government has struck a memorandum of understanding with the world's fifth-largest defence contractor, as it seeks to turbo-charge the growth of the industry in WA.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have clashed in the first leadership debate of the 2025 federal election campaign, with cost of living and housing central to the debate.
The reliability of the US as a security partner and the evolving threat of foreign interference were central themes of Business News' Sector Briefing: Security and Resilience.
In 2019, when Vicki Treadell began her tenure as UK high commissioner to Australia, there was no permanent British diplomatic representation on this side of the Nullarbor.
The state government has established an Aukus-focused defence industries department and shifted energy into a diversification agency under its post-election changes to the public sector.
Business groups have welcomed the return of the WA Labor government to power but urged the government to get on with red tape reduction and energy transition progress.
The federal government has issued a call to arms for defence-adjacent industries, highlighting the economic potential of the nation's planned $30 billion investment in submarine capacity.
A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels from late 2027.
A re-elected WA Labor government will spend $11 million to incentivise working in the state's burgeoning defence industry to help fill the 10,000 jobs tipped to be created.
