Malcolm Turnbull has joined the chorus of former prime ministers criticising the government’s $368bn AUKUS deal, saying there are more risks than there are rewards. A day after Paul Keating’s extraordinary spray in which he labelled the deal the “worst in all history”, Mr Turnbull was more measured in hisContinue Reading

Western Australia’s HMAS Stirling naval base will benefit from an $8bn upgrade in order to house Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. The state will play a key role in AUKUS defence agreements between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States over coming decades. Announcing the base’s expansion on Tuesday in Rockingham,Continue Reading