Sadiq Khan’s decision to block cars for Ukraine scheme ‘gobsmacking’
But this week, Mr Khan wrote to Mr Klitschko to say he would not allow the proposal because it did not meet the “legal threshold” that requires the Ulez scrappage …
Defence
CSIS boss sorry for spy agency’s response to rape claim
Canada’s spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency’s British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told …
CSIS to probe B.C. office over sex assault, harassment allegations
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 1, 2023 6:19 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s spy agency says it has launched a workplace assessment of …
Emotional tribute to Bundaberg pilot Mervyn Mudge killed in small plane crash in remote Queensland
A Bundaberg pilot is being honoured by family and friends after he was killed in a horror crash in southern Queensland. Mervyn Mudge, 63, was piloting a light plane when …
Ex-SAS soldier accused of killing civilian still waiting for evidence, court hears
A former SAS soldier faces a further wait to see the evidence of his alleged war crime as prosecutors sift through reams of sensitive material. Oliver Jordan Schulz, 41, is …
Military investigates mysterious object found washed up on WA beach
A mysterious object which washed up on a Western Australian beach and sparked a military review has been declared safe, as authorities work to formally identify it. The large metallic …
Australian Defence Force suicides are an ‘undeniable’ national tragedy, royal commission told, as it begins Adelaide hearings
High rates of suicide among serving Australian military and veterans is “undeniably a national tragedy”, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been told. The inquiry — set …
Four feared dead in Australian military helicopter crash off Hamilton Island
Four people are missing, feared dead after an Australian Army helicopter crashed into waters off Queensland’s Hamilton Island during joint military exercises. The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Lindeman …
Australian Defence personnel missing after military helicopter crash identified
Four Australian aviators missing at sea following an army helicopter crash have been identified. Captain Daniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs …
‘Hope lost’ of finding four Australian defence personnel after Hamilton Island helicopter crash
The four Australian defence personnel confirmed dead in a helicopter crash off Queensland had “dedicated their lives to keeping us safe”, the prime minister says. “Significant wreckage” has been uncovered …