SYDNEY: Australia and Vanuatu on Wednesday (Aug 13) agreed a A$500 million (US$326.50 million) deal to strengthen economic ...

Australia was close to clinching a security deal with Vanuatu in 2023, but it was scuppered when the island’s lawmakers unexpectedly swapped in a new prime minister seen as less friendly to the West.

The path has been cleared for a $500 million bilateral agreement between Australia and Vanuatu to be signed off after months ...

Australian taxpayers have spent around half a billion dollars to fund the expansion of Papua New Guinea's Lombrum naval base ...

Analysts say the warships deal will create ‘long-term coordination’ between the two navies amid mutual concerns over China’s rise.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted that Australia does not supply weapons to Israel but that the export of ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has concluded his visit to Papua New Guinea with the official opening His Majesty's Papua New Guinea Naval Base ...

It was a scene straight out of the Donald Trump playbook: a rambling press conference where he spoke about oceanfront property in Ukraine, his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted that Australia does not supply weapons to Israel but that the export of ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles is handing over a newly refurbished naval base to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force today.

Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister ...