In one of its bolder steps, Australia’s new Defence Strategy and Force Structure Review is proposing a radical redefinition of the geographical reach of Australia’s strategic priorities. It rejects ...

Australia’s military will rely more on autonomous systems to overcome the disadvantage of having to protecting vast geography, said defense officials who predicted “friction in the system” as the ...

To travel in the Asia-Pacific is to reacquaint yourself with geography. Case in point: Australia. For Americans, Australia is Foster's, throwing meat on the barbie (a term I haven't heard once this ...

Jakarta (AFP) – Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing ...

“Australia is an island, a continent and a nation” lying at intersect of North America and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. To travel in the Asia-Pacific is to reacquaint yourself with geography. Case ...

Australian defence minister Richard Marles highlighted security concerns regarding China's growing military presence as a key factor driving closer ties with Indonesia. During his Jakarta visit, ...

His visit to meet counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in Jakarta came weeks after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made Indonesia his first foreign trip following his landslide election win.