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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced new missiles with a 900 kilometre strike range will arrive years ahead of schedule to arm the RAAF and navy.

The federal government has awarded a $41 million contract to Tomago engineering firm Varley Group to upgrade the Australian Defence Force's deployable infrastructure.

Canberra must walk a delicate line when responding to challenges presented by Beijing and Solomons’ security agreement

With Australia just days away from a federal election campaign, new polling suggests Scott Morrison is losing support as the preferred Coalition leader.

SYDNEY: Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said on Friday it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.

Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.

The Prime Minister says Australia will fly a number of the armoured vehicles to Ukraine, after a public plea from the nation's wartime President.

Morrison government ministers and officials have given conflicting views on how prepared they were for a concerning deal between China and the Solomon Islands.

On Q+A, independent senator Jacqui Lambie suggests outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has been unfairly ousted due to her sex, and backs the claims Senator Fierravanti-Wells made about the Prime Minister's alleged poor character.

One of the Australian Defence Force's most senior officers has warned if China manages to station warships in Solomon Islands it would force a change to Defence operations. It comes as the Defence Minister says the government will have "more to say" about a potential new port in Darwin.