Page 12 - Marcus Hellyer News Today

The Royal Australian Navy has invested billions into new surface ships, but experts say they are all but useless against a power like China. Modern naval warfare will be won underwater and time is running out for Australia to be ready.

The Royal Australian Navy has invested billions into new surface ships, but experts say they are all but useless against a power like China. Modern naval warfare will be won underwater and time is running out for Australia to be ready.

In the first of a new four-part series ‘Is Australia ready for war? ’ we examine the army’s role in modern combat - and why the nation still spends billions of dollars on tanks.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said Australia and its allies must stand up to China in the South China Sea or it will continue its aggressive expansionism.

If he prevails at the ballot box, Anthony Albanese should quickly make a speech recalling Labor’s very different relations with Beijing to show that diplomacy, not bellowing, retains salience.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said Australia and its allies must stand up to China in the South China Sea or it will continue its aggressive expansionism.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said Australia and its allies must stand up to China in the South China Sea or it will continue its aggressive expansionism.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said Australia and its allies must stand up to China in the South China Sea or it will continue its aggressive expansionism.

In the first of a new four-part series ‘Is Australia ready for war? ’ we examine the army’s role in modern combat - and why the nation still spends billions of dollars on tanks.

In the first of a new four-part series ‘Is Australia ready for war? ’ we examine the army’s role in modern combat - and why the nation still spends billions of dollars on tanks.