Defence

Australia's national security chief has detailed 24 cases in which authorities were able to disrupt espionage activities targeted at Australians since 2022 - more than the prior eight years combined.

Engineering firm Duratec has bought out Canning Vale-based industry peer EIG Australia in a deal worth $9 million, in a move to boost its fuel and electrical infrastructure offerings.

Matrix Composites has secured a $35 million subsea contract as former suitor Advanced Innergy Solutions prepares for an ASX listing.

The UK and Australia have laid out a long-term vision for the future of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal despite questions over America's future involvement.

OPINION: WA’s reliance on a secure maritime environment makes implementation of the Aukus agreement a key factor in the state’s defence considerations.

OPINION: A consistent approach can be as effective as any other tool in a government’s box of tricks.

The United States Department of Defense will join Gina Rinehart on the share registry of US-listed rare earths producer MP Materials, in a bid to secure its critical supply chains.

OPINION: The appointment of an Aukus antagonist to head a US review of the program will have major implications here.

Penny Wong says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn't press Australia on defence spending when the pair met overnight and expressed regret over the cancelled G7 meeting.

Civmec has finalised its Luerssen Australia buy, consolidating its role in the Australian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel program.

Mining leaders have called for the sector to adopt a more pragmatic approach to decarbonisation as Australia targets carbon neutrality by 2050.

Premier Roger Cook says confidence over the future of Aukus was high on his recent visit to the United Kingdom, despite a US review that has cast doubt on the trilateral defence pact.

OPINION: Australia’s capability and reliable supply chains are important in conflict.

An $11 billion defence manufacturing contract is a key focus for a Japanese business group’s trip to Western Australia this week, with ministerial meetings on the cards.

Penny Wong spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio overnight on the importance of Aukus, as ADF personnel are deployed to the Middle East.

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.

OPINION: It stays true to an often-complex history of political and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries.

Austal has disputed a claim by South Korea’s Hanwha Group that it has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for a bid for the Perth-based shipbuilder.

OPINION: It’s time for the federal government to make good on its election commitments.

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.

OPINION: The intense scrutiny that comes with the job is one reason Linda Reynolds has decided to step away from politics.

A couple of trade experts from the US capital have high hopes for WA’s emerging defence precinct.

The federal budget was underwhelming in its response to our region’s changing geopolitical dynamics.

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.

With early voting open and polling day just nine sleeps away, Business News looks at what the major parties are offering to voters.

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.

The state government has announced a $58 million investment in fee-free TAFE courses, in a bid to add more workers to the construction industry.

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.