Collins: graceful degrade or capability upgrade?
Why would we extend the service life of all six Collins Class submarines and but not give them the capability enhancements necessary to keep them as a frontline fighting force, Marcus Hellyer asks in the second part of his analysis on Australia's submarine replacement.
More needed than naval base on Manus
By Peter Jennings*
Only a few weeks ago, it looked as though the extent of Australia’s ambitions for Papua New Guinea’s Lombrum Naval Base, HMPNGS...
Pacific no sphere of influence for anyone: China
By Malcolm Davis*
In an interesting, and highly significant, recent statement, China’s Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lu Kang, challenged Australia’s traditional perception that the South Pacific...
Australia at Pacific crossroads
By Carlisle Richardson
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the establishment of the multibillion-dollar infrastructure development bank for the Pacific, the overriding sentiment was that...
Court challenge to Canadian frigate decision
One of the losing bidders in the competition to design the navy's next generation of warships has asked the Federal Court to overturn the...
Attempt to identify lone HMAS Sydney survivor
A fresh attempt will be made to name the unknown sailor who was the only body found from Australia’s greatest naval tragedy — the...
Construction begins on patrol vessels
Construction has begun on the Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels at Osborne in South Australia. The OPVs will be called the Arafura Class. The...
The real test for Australia’s Pacific pivot is not China
By Associate Professor Chengxin Pan, Professor Matthew Clarke and Sophie Loy-Wilson*
The real test of Australia’s long-term success in the Pacific islands is not how...
A concert of Indo-Pacific democracies
By Brahma Chellaney*
On his week-long tour of Asia, US vice president Mike Pence has been promoting a vision of a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific...
The ‘aggregate failure’ of Australia’s submarine policy
By Andrew Davies*
Australia’s future submarine capability isn’t in a good place. We started the program at least five years too late due to a...