The Latest Breaking News from Pat Conroy

Fifteen new Bushmasters to be built in Victoria

A new round of Bushmaster four-wheel-drive armoured vehicles will be built in Victoria under a $45 million contract to bolster defence's missile capability.

AAP · Jul 15, 2024

Australia pledges $40m for Tuvalu during PM Teo's visit

Australia has announced extra aid for Tuvalu's aviation and telecommunications sectors as the Pacific nation's prime minister arrives for a series of meetings.

AAP · Jul 9, 2024

Australians frozen out of Kiribati as China eyes prize

A string of visa issues and access roadblocks for diplomats and journalists have raised questions about Australia's influence in the Pacific nation of Kiribati.

AAP · Jul 5, 2024

Fact check: is Australia exporting weapons to Israel?

The Greens want the government to ‘immediately stop military exports’ to Israel, but Labor says the party’s claims are ‘misinformation’. What are the facts?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2024

Brassed off: Defence under fire over lack of recruits

Defence officials have been asked if they intend to scare off Australia's enemies with fancy uniforms after their alleged failure to expand the military.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

ADF to recruit foreigners amid muddle over eligibility

Allowing foreigners to join the Australian Defence Force under a fast track to citizenship is a "positive step" but will likely only have an incremental impact.

AAP · Jun 3, 2024

Casualty confusion after PNG landslide as aid arrives

Estimated casualties from a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea have ranged from in the hundreds to in the thousands as recovery missions continue.

AAP · May 29, 2024

Papua New Guinea: Warning of fresh landslide and disease at disaster site amid desperate search for survivors

Authorities warn thousands need to be evacuated as villagers dig with their bare hands through muddy debris in search for loved ones

Evening Standard · May 28, 2024

Papua New Guinea: satellite images reveal scale of landslide as thousands more told to evacuate

Local official says disaster area is ‘very unstable’ and that further evacuations are needed, even as rescuers battle to reach remote part of Enga province

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2024

Fears rise a second landslide and disease outbreak loom at site of Papua New Guinea disaster

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024