Defence

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.

OPINION: An event held earlier this month shows the value of listening to a diverse range of voices.

OPINION: Businesses need to be aware of mitigation strategies to reduce the potential damage resulting from US tariffs.

Perth company Austal is part of a major effort to revive naval shipbuilding in the US.

The state government has established an Aukus-focused defence industries department and shifted energy into a diversification agency under its post-election changes to the public sector.

OPINION: Australia's leaders need to take a strategic approach to countering online misinformation.

The US has issued a call for Australia to increase its defence spending in the order of billions.

Yangebup-based operation is poised to take advantage of the significant growth in defence sector spending.

OPINION: The release of a new WA defence strategy dovetails with joint federal-state initiatives.