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Top-secret military tech puts Australia on verge of record deal
The Canberra-built system is considered the very best in the world, and is set to provide a huge windfall for taxpayers.
Andrew Probyn is the National Affairs Editor for Nine.
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China accused of foreign interference over remote WA mine
Beijing stands accused of engaging in foreign interference in its bid to control – or stifle – development of a crucial mine.
Inside Australia's defence mission from a secret location in the Middle East
From the cockpit of an E-7 Wedgetail at a secret location in the Middle East, 9News takes you behind the mission.
Snowy Hydro project facing 10-fold cost blow-out
"Until you do the work, you don't really know," the operators said about the ballooning costs.
Australian sailors on board US submarine when it torpedoed Iranian warship
9News understands the Australians are on board the American submarine as part of the AUKUS training rotation.
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Australian businesses paying ransoms to cybercriminals in alarming numbers
A world-first scheme that forces companies to reveal if they have relented to cyber extortion has uncovered a shocking truth.
Bureaucrat who dismissed cybersecurity advice thought risk was 'overrated'
Jaala Hinchcliffe has conceded she should have sought advice from the clerk of the Senate before instructing her department to send hundreds of thousands of emails and documents to a third party.
The 4-word slogan that scares Aussie cyber experts
They have good reason to be nervous - the emergence of quantum computing looms as the biggest global security challenge in decades.
Sensitive parliamentary documents handed to private company against risk advice
Federal politicians say they fear confidential communications may have been potentially compromised.
Public servants ordered to step aside as parliament corruption probe widens
9News can reveal seven bureaucrats have been caught up as a $315,000 payout to a senior executive is examined.
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Families of Taipan helicopter crash victims furious over prosecution decision
The families of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Max Nugent, Warrant Officer Phil Laycock and Corporal Alex Naggs were informed yesterday that the CDPP would not launch a prosecution.
ADF ships, planes, subs vulnerable to simple drone attacks: experts
Experts who say the defence force must quickly adapt to the changing dynamics of conflict.
Iranian ambassador says US military bases could be targeted after strikes
Iran's Ambassador to Australia has warned that Donald Trump's "act of animosity" in ordering the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites could see US military bases targeted and a key sealane closed.
'Over-budget, under gunned': Scathing assessment of Australia's warship project
Chronically over-budget, significantly delayed and lacking firepower - that's the expert assessment of a major warship project they say should be scrapped.
'It's getting dicey': The final fatal seconds of a military aviation disaster
A last second evasive manoeuvre by an Army pilot saved the lives of four other airmen, according to military air safety investigators.
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How Aussie spies tracked down Russian cyber-gang behind Medibank data leak
Intelligence officials said all five members of the cybergang had one downfall: overconfidence.
Inside the secret underground mission to rebuild Nick Kyrgios
Operation Kyrgios has been running for 18 months in an underground Canberra gym.
John Howard says Donald Trump is 'not compatible with democracy'
EXCLUSIVE: The former Australian PM issued a scathing indictment of the Republican candidate in an exclusive interview with 9News.
Hi-tech visor concerns ahead of fatal Taipan helicopter crash ignored, inquiry hears
An Army test pilot who red-flagged hi-tech helmet-mounted visors used in last year's fatal Taipan helicopter crash says he was told by Defence that his concerns would be ignored because the equipment "already been paid for".
Russian accused of spying on Australia 'told colleagues of military background'
One of the two Russians accused of attempting to leak military secrets to Moscow told his work colleagues he'd been in Russian special forces, Nine News can reveal.