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A reprieve from floodwaters on Tuesday afternoon did not last, with Lismore locals waking to news the town’s levee is again set to be topped

Briefing to Peter Dutton five days after fall of Kabul reveals department’s concern over Afghan officers who had studied in Australia

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced an injection of funds to upgrade facilities at Australian Defence Force bases around the nation.

Unless you have been under a political rock for the past few weeks, you could not have missed the emergence of a “khaki election”.

The gruesome allegations being made in court can be harming not only our armed forces but also the ADF’s reputation overseas.

Ben Roberts-Smith's former mistress has tearfully told a court how the Victoria Cross recipient punched and threatened her after an event at Parliament House.

In tonight's edition: Sixty years ago, French and Algerian officials inked a peace deal, the Évian Accords, bringing an end to an eight-year war and paving the way for Algerian independence. Also, a 19-year-old woman says she was raped by Sudanese security forces on the sidelines of a protest. Rights…

Military personnel in flood-affected communities are verbally abused by some residents, with one soldier allegedly spat on in behaviour described as "regrettable" by the ADF.

In tonight's edition: The leader of the continent's top crude oil producer apologises to the country for fuel shortages. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the race is also on to resolve a national grid failure. Meanwhile, our reporters follow a joint operation between the Ugandan and Congolese armies to track…

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton has previously issued directives to his department and serving military to stop pursuing a "woke agenda".

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian Defence Force's Shoalwater Bay training ground.