Tag: Defence
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US government reviewing AUKUS defence pact
The Pentagon will lead a review of the AUKUS defence pact, worth billions of dollars and geared to providing Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. The US government is reportedly reviewing the AUKUS trilateral defence agreement between Australia, Britain and the US. Multiple news outlets, including Reuters, have reported the decision to conduct a review. Reuters cited…
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PM pushes back at US pressure on defence spending
Australia will fund the defence capability it needs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, as the United States pushes for spending to increase by tens of billions of dollars. The request was made directly by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore at…
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SA shipbuilders walk off the job
BAE Systems shipbuilders from the Osborne Naval Shipyard will march on the company’s Flinders Street headquarters in the CBD today, demanding a better pay deal from their employer. The workers, building the Hunter Class Frigates, claim the latest pay deal from BAE Systems “significantly undervalues their skills and contribution to national defence”. Those joining the…
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‘What does that mean?’ AUKUS alliance safe despite Trump stumble
Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Albanese, are playing down an apparent bungle that appeared to reveal US President Donald Trump doesn’t know anything about the AUKUS defence pact. When asked by a British reporter ahead of a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House whether the two leaders would be discussing…
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Wong, Quad meet in Washington, US signals allies focus
America’s newly-minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Quad foreign ministers, including Australia’s Penny Wong, stressing allied relations. Rubio, who was sworn in as secretary of state the day after US President Donald Trump began his second term in office, will host the so-called Quad – a grouping of four countries sharing concerns about…
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PNG rugby deal underpinned by China security lockout
Australia will strip support for a Papua New Guinea rugby league team and the sport’s governing body will pull it off the field if a security agreement is broken. The federal government has pledged $600 million for a PNG team over 10 years. It will enter the NRL in 2028 and be based in Port…
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$70 million data centre launched in Adelaide
DCI Data Centers (DCI) launched a $70 million data centre in Kidman Park today. Named Adelaide 02 (ADL02) because it is DCI’s second centre in SA, the purpose-built TIER-Ready III data centre can accommodate large IT capacity and programs of work with the ability to address higher security requirements should they be needed. DCI President…
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Local tech firm to boost US capacity and expand into Europe
South Australian firm AML3D is looking to take full advantage of the demand for submarine and aerospace parts in the United States and will more than double the capacity of its Ohio facility following a new capital raise. The company has also announced it will explore opportunities within the United Kingdom and European markets to…
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Defence industry talks ‘cold, hard truth’ at conference
“The cold, hard truth” of the strategic situation in the Pacific and honest conversations on key issues including the AUKUS submarines deal and the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency are on the agenda at a defence industry conference in Adelaide. More than 1100 delegates from around the world have converged on the Adelaide Convention Centre…
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Protest planned for defence industry VIP dinner
Adelaide Students for Palestine plans to disrupt a VIP dinner hosted at the Marriott Hotel on Monday 18 November ahead of the Maritime/Air/Space Technologies (MAST) conference. The group is concerned with the “militarisation of university of education”, particularly the University of Adelaide’s participation in the MAST conference. MAST is a UK-based “global biennial defence event”…