Tag: Australia

  • US, Japan, Australia boost cooperation

    Closer ties to boost maritime security. US, Japan, Australia Boost Maritime Cooperation The leaders of the three countries met on the sidelines of the 2014 G20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia. […]

  • Russia sends warships towards Australia

    Sabre-rattling continues ahead of G20 meeting. Russia sends warships towards Australia before G20 meeting David Wroe Russia has sent a fleet of warships towards Australia in an apparent display of […]

  • VSTEP delivers simulator

    System to be used for training.  VSTEP delivers maritime simulator classroom to Australian Army VSTEP has handed over an advanced maritime simulator classroom to the maritime section of the Australian […]

  • Fishing boat burns in Indian Ocean

    Taiwanese trawler burns at sea. Fifteen people rescued off West Australian coast after vessel fire Fifteen people have been rescued from a burning vessel about 670km west of Carnarvon this […]

  • Top Aussie border official in SL

    Maritime security and people smuggling on the agenda. Top Aussie border protection official in SL Commander of the Australian Border Protection Command, Rear Admiral Michael Noonan is currently in Sri […]

  • ‘Piracy on the high seas’

    Australia asylum policy under fire. ‘Piracy on the high seas’: Malcolm Fraser Deborah Snow Former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has characterised Australia’s interdiction and detention of  more than 150 […]

  • Australia: Navy to be boosted

    Australian Defence Minister announces key initiatives.  Australia: Maritime Capabilities to be Boosted The Minister for Defence David Johnston today announced the first set of key initiatives in the Abbott Government’s […]

  • Australia says people smuggling on rise

    Growing cross-border movements of people throughout the region is fueling a rise in human trafficking and people smuggling, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Tuesday. Australia says people smuggling on […]

  • Security and Defense Cooperation Forum

    Officials from Australia, Japan, and the United States met in Washington on February 12 for the 5th Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF) plenary session. Australian, Japanese, and U.S. Officials […]

  • Australia ‘critical’ to US

    AUSTRALIA is a “critical pillar” in the US pivot to Asia and the rebalancing of its military strategy, the region’s most senior American commander says. Australia ‘critical’ to US Asia […]