Richard Marles and Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon. Matthew Wale,
Strategic Influence

Solomon Islands Agrees to Treaty Negotiation with Australia

The new Solomons’ Prime Minister is seeking to reset ties with Australia and will review its China agreement. A new treaty with Australia aims to strengthen cooperation but analysts expect China to remain a partner.
5 minutes
Strategic Influence

Australia and Japan step up defence cooperation

The two nations are significantly expanding defence cooperation through senior-level engagements, joint exercises, cyber integration initiatives and defence industry collaboration; reinforcing interoperability, regional security coordination and strategic alignment across the Indo-Pacific security environment.
3 minutes
Air & Space Power

Bombardier Defense to supply 3 Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft to Australian Border Force

Australia will enhance maritime surveillance capability through the acquisition of three Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for the Australian Border Force, providing greater range, endurance and operational coverage across Australia's extensive maritime approaches and borders.
2 minutes
Artificial Intelligence

AI keeps inventing fake cases. Lawyers keep citing them

AI-generated hallucinations are increasingly infiltrating legal, academic, and professional workflows, leading to sanctions, misinformation, and dangerous overreliance; exposing systemic risks in human trust, verification practices, and decision-making processes involving generative artificial intelligence tools.
4 minutes
Military Management

$120m contract to secure Aussie jobs in local missile industry

Australia is expanding sovereign missile manufacturing through a $120 million partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia, enabling domestic production of critical missile components, strengthening industrial resilience, workforce skills, and long-term guided weapons capability.
3 minutes
A scale model of the RAAF General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Air & Space Power

Air Force dubs MQ-9 the ‘MVP’ of Epic Fury as lawmakers press manned-unmanned future

U.S. Air Force leaders identified the MQ-9 Reaper as a decisive asset during operations against Iran while defending a fiscal 2027 budget that still prioritises crewed fighters over rapidly expanding uncrewed combat aircraft capabilities.
4 minutes
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