China grabs another bit of ocean
Earlier this month, China quietly turned a swathe of the Gulf of Tonkin into an extension of Chinese internal waters, simply by declaring a...
US supports Philippines over SCS island
The Second Thomas Shoal has been in the news again recently, with the Chinese Coast Guard and Maritime Militia shouldering off Philippine vessels trying...
Legal issues with uncrewed vessels
By Simon McKenzie*
The Australian Navy is set to be transformed. On top of existing plans for nuclear submarines, the government yesterday announced a scheme...
Extradition looms in US Navy bribe case
The extradition of convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is...
Legislation to unlock billions for AUKUS industry partners
The Commonwealth Government has said it will unlock billions of dollars in investment and cut red tape for Australian Defence industry and our AUKUS...
Better way for poor nations to monitor maritime domain
By David Brewster*
Understanding what’s happening in the maritime domain, known as maritime domain awareness or MDA, is an essential element for any country that...
India revises pro-China position on 2016 sea ruling
India has revised its position on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration in a meeting between Indian and Filipino diplomats that supports Manila’s territorial...
Navy divers help seize cocaine in WA
Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have assisted Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police and Western Australian Police Force in a joint operation resulting in...
Taiwan incident demands rules of the road
By Donald Rothwell*
Soviet and American warships had a code to prevent dangerousencounters and the US and China should have the same. (Lowy Institute The...
Security element to illegal fishing
By Melissa Conley Tyler, Michael Heazle, Jade Lindley, and Sharon Cowden*
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) is key to the integrity of the...