The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is roughly 5000 troops short. Picture: Agvi Firdaus The ADF is roughly 5,000 troops short of “workplace requirement”, despite the introduction of a $40,000 ...

Professor Dean said t he government should “not discount” anything put on the table to improve recruitment and retention in the Australian Defence Force, including criticism from former army ...

Former Australian Army chief Peter Leahy has stated there is a “delusion of the Australian identity” as the Australian Defence Force struggles to attract recruits. Lieutenant-General Leahy told Tom ...

I've written that I think there are too many identities and I think there are too many flags," he told Sky News Australia's Laura Jayes on Friday. New ads were released by the Defence Force last ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Australian Chief of Defence Forces General Angus J. Campbell called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General ...

And what is the august-sounding “Strategic Analysis Australia”? Step forward old mate Peter Jennings, long-time defence public servant, Liberal party staffer and former head of the reliably ...

ASPI’s Catherine McGregor has highlighted the concerns of two former air force chiefs that there’s an urgent capability gap in the Australian Defence Force’s order of battle—an absence of ...

In a rare interview with a foreign media outlet, General Yoshihide Yoshida outlined how the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) would give "priority" to Australia if the Mogami was ...

SYDNEY – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said he has spoken of the importance of American leadership in the Indo-Pacific region in a “very warm” call with new US Defence ...

"The Bushmaster vehicles will contribute to the acceleration of a land-based long-range strike capability for the Army, demonstrating a commitment to modernising the Australian Defence Force," Mr ...

He agreed 3 per cent was a level many Australian experts backed, noting that former head of the Defence Force Sir Angus Houston and former Defence Department secretary Dennis Richardson were among ...

One of the most vocal critics was Nick Kyrgios, who said that it was a "horrible look" for the sport and the Australian has regularly voiced his opinion on Sinner's case via social media.