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Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne

Wednesday, December 06

Helping hand: Aussie Bushmasters on their way to Ukraine

Australia will send 20 Bushmaster armoured vehicles worth $50 million to Ukraine following a direct request from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his address to parliament last week.

Aussie defence force war crimes allegations a 'distraction', worries Dutton

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has raised concerns about military chiefs being ‘distracted’ by allegations of war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne at a meeting of G7 ministers in London this week (EPA/HOLLIE ADAMS/ POOL)

Threats to national security so serious that DFAT is asking for help

Amid a surge in cybercrime, and ongoing tensions with China, the private sector may be first to raise the alarm in Canberra.

Another month of sick leave for minister at centre of parliament rape allegations

Federal Labor is continuing to question whether the defence minister, who’s on sick leave, is capable of returning to her job or should be removed after she extended her sick leave by an additional four weeks.