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Labor defends it record on military budget, as Chinese flotilla exposes vulnerabilities and government opens door to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.

The Albanese government is launching a game plan to bolster industry as Australia inches closer to building a fleet of AUKUS submarines against a backdrop of soaring defence spending by China.

Richard Marles has left the door open to increased Australian defence spending after one of Donald Trump’s top Pentagon picks called for Australia to dramatically lift military investment to counter China’s rise in the region.

Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles held phone talks Wednesday and discussed ways to expand their cooperation in the arms and defense sectors, Seoul's defense ministry said.

Work on a long-awaited $500m naval shipbuilding skills and training centre in Adelaide’s northwest is starting in an election-eve ceremony to kickstart the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project.

Small and medium-sized businesses are being told how to snare lucrative slices of the $368bn AUKUS submarine project in an industry strategy unveiled by Defence Minister Richard Marles.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the government does not know if a group of Chinese warships near Australia is being accompanied by a submarine.

Defence Minister Richard Marles discusses the importance of maintaining Australia's Collins Class submarine fleet while the country waits for new AUKUS nuclear submarines to be built. "We will continue to spend billions to extend the life of Collins [Class ...

Airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Friday. Regulator Airservices Australia warned ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to hint at when he will call the election in the midst of preparations for Cyclone Alfred. Earlier during his interview on ABC Brisbane radio, Albanese said he was focused on governing when asked if he would visit the governor-general this weekend.

As Chinese military ships voyage near Australia, Australian Minister for Defense Richard Marles described it as an "unusual event," and said that the country is surveilling the foreign ships.