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Australians are being told by the nation's chief of the defence force to prepare for a possibility where combat operations are launched from home soil.

A female suicide bomber and another suspected rebel were killed in a blast in Uganda’s capital city.

Female Australian Defence Force members face unique challenges while in service but for many the battle continues long after leaving the military.

Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of the former navy officer in military uniform

Department remains concerned over ads depicting candidates in military fatigues jumping from planes, serving on tour and holding rifles

National security issues have been a constant feature of this federal election campaign.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

Australia faces crisis-level workforce shortfalls in security and defence. Recruiting more people to the defence force is now an urgent matter of national security.

Ben Britton made comments on a fringe right-wing podcast which didn’t align with official Liberal positions.