One of the cannons recovered from the USS Peary at Darwin Harbour. Photo: Peter F Williams/Twitter (X) Darwin has marked the 83rd anniversary of Japan’s wartime air raids which killed 252 people and sank eight ships. On February 19, 1942, more than 260 Japanese aircraft attacked the port and shipping in Darwin Harbour in two…
A RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet departs Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, this year during a three-nation training exercise. Photo: Department of Defence. Last year, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) released its $38.2 billion rebuilt Integrated Investment Plan detailing its goals to achieve the targets spelt out in the National Defence Strategy. The ADF divided its…
An artistic impression of an Australian nuclear-powered submarine at sea. Graphic: BAE Systems The AUKUS nuclear submarine pact is among Defence projects that a federal parliamentary subcommittee is examining. The Defence subcommittee of a Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade just held its first public hearing into the Department of Defence’s annual report for 2023-24.…
Trade mission delegates at the Sydney Opera House, in front of the harbour bridge. Photo: Trade Canada/Twitter (X) A Canadian trade mission came to the country looking for new deals amid their country’s ongoing trade tariff row with the US. The 220-strong delegation was led by Canada’s Minister of Export Promotion and International Trade Mary…