The head of Australia's Navy, who will soon lead Australia's defence force more broadly, says access to global sea lanes has become an existential crisis for the nation.
A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels from late 2027.
Australian and American navy personnel will maintain a nuclear submarine at HMAS Stirling in the coming weeks, in what's been dubbed a milestone for pillar one of Aukus.
