Rex Widerstrom

Independent MP Kate Chaney asked whether Australia would ‘end up being a landlord’ for overseas AI companies.

Defence’s AI chief told an inquiry it wants ‘full and unfettered access’ to frontier AI models from the United States.

A 15-agency working group has examined the threat for 18 months, but responsibility for acting on its findings remains spread across government.

Defence said treaty obligations prevented Australia from hosting nuclear weapons but did not prohibit visits by U.S. nuclear-capable ships and submarines.

Australia will store radioactive waste from visiting US and UK submarines, with no agreed contribution from either country towards the facility.

Drone incidents at military bases have risen from 19 to 204 times a year, a Senate committee has heard.

‘Is it optimum? No,’ Chief of Army says of relocation, as Defence officials cannot say who controls security footage from the building’s lobby.

An inquiry released this week found issues with command during the Afghanistan War.

Chief of the Defence Force Mark Hammond said HMAS Adelaide was currently being repaired, and HMAS Canberra’s defect would be fixed once that work was finished.

Liberal Senator Jessica Collins questioned officials regarding an airfield serving the Chinese Communist Party’s Zhongshan station

Penny Wong says she raised China’s ‘destabilising’ test in person with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila.

Under the Foreign Arrangements Scheme, the government can cancel or block certain agreements involving Australian universities, but not individual researchers.

Officials have made more than 50 representations regarding Melbourne activist Tran Hiep, who is currently under investigation in Vietnam for ’terrorism.’

Foreign affairs officials were asked how far the Palestinian Authority had implemented its 5 reform goals.

Deputy Commissioner Hilda Sirec said the AFP would not disclose staff numbers because staffing levels vary depending on the needs of each investigation.

The AFP says it only has power to apply for a ‘control order’ that sets restrictions on Isaac El Matari.

Another 63,000 are still appealing refusals, while some face losing Medicare services.

To remain in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, Australia must either share its citizens’ biometric data with the United States or verify the accuracy of their info.

In Australia, it is still not a crime when a foreign regime forces a resident to leave the country.

The 5,400 percent jump in funding occurred over a three year period with officials saying the new figure reflected additional election pledges.