(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s military is loosening recruitment criteria to enable non-citizens to join its ranks and help address a personnel shortfall in the defense forces. The move, first announced ...

Australia’s national interest lies in a region that is open, stable, peaceful and prosperous. At the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in mid-November and at meetings throughout the Pacific, I’ve ...

The Australian military will recruit noncitizens from Five Eyes countries with Australian permanent residency to boost troop numbers. This move aims to strengthen the military against future trade ...

The Australian military has launched evacuation flights to repatriate civilians stranded in New Caledonia amid civil unrest. Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) transports evacuated more than 100 ...

Australia is in the middle of its biggest military exercise to date, featuring tens of thousands of service members, and China has reportedly been caught keeping a close eye on the maneuvers. The ...

Outside Sydney, a major development is unfolding. A nondescript building will house the first factory outside the United States to build the Lockheed Martin Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, known ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Australia launched ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian and New Zealand militaries were monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said ...

From left: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announce the AUKUS deal in San Diego, California, U.S., Mar. 13, 2023. Credit: ...

Australia's military says it tracked a Chinese intelligence-gathering ship as it sailed along Australia's coast. The ship sailed by a highly secretive base that supports submarines from the US and ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday a plan to increase the size of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) by 30 percent over the next 18 years. When implemented, the country’s ...