The departure of the navy chief who last October mentioned “ambiguities” in the AUKUS pact is suspected to stem from ...

US Navy Secretary John Phelan has been abruptly removed from his post during Christopher Pyne’s high-profile AUKUS summit in Washington, as the US enforces a blockade on Iran. The dismissal follows ...

SOUTH Australia dodged a bullet with the appointment of Senator Marise Payne as Defence Minister instead of Christopher Pyne, the Australian Defence Association says. But the reason isn’t about ...