http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defenceNews, views and information from the pages of The AustralianThu, 17 May 2012 00:45:21 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 00:45:21 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_defence_8325http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/l_zPQosHNAw/story-e6frg8yo-1226358226998http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/gillard-pledges-extra-100m-a-year-to-keep-afghanistan-safe/story-e6frg8yo-1226358226998AUSTRALIA will pay $100m a year to help keep Afghanistan's security forces in action after most Diggers return from the war. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zTf80gvZQMooWHUHVJvBsQdE4tw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zTf80gvZQMooWHUHVJvBsQdE4tw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zTf80gvZQMooWHUHVJvBsQdE4tw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zTf80gvZQMooWHUHVJvBsQdE4tw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/l_zPQosHNAw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTBRENDAN NICHOLSONhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/gillard-pledges-extra-100m-a-year-to-keep-afghanistan-safe/story-e6frg8yo-1226358226998http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/ImkYDMsFERw/story-e6frg8yo-1226358208675http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/army-grounds-attack-choppers/story-e6frg8yo-1226358208675THE army's $2 billion Tiger attack helicopter fleet has been grounded after fumes seeped into the cockpit on one aircraft. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aP-SaFjUfUOBg3mmAFMREcBf-BI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aP-SaFjUfUOBg3mmAFMREcBf-BI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aP-SaFjUfUOBg3mmAFMREcBf-BI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aP-SaFjUfUOBg3mmAFMREcBf-BI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/ImkYDMsFERw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMARK DODDhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/army-grounds-attack-choppers/story-e6frg8yo-1226358208675http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/PfAGXUvwBr4/story-e6frg8yo-1226357533744http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/australia-boosts-afghan-security-funding/story-e6frg8yo-1226357533744AUSTRALIA will give more than $300 million in assistance to Afghanistan to help support its security forces after Australian troops withdraw. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PIRRMvRxQ-xl6c9oPOQeLgq-vs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PIRRMvRxQ-xl6c9oPOQeLgq-vs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PIRRMvRxQ-xl6c9oPOQeLgq-vs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PIRRMvRxQ-xl6c9oPOQeLgq-vs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/PfAGXUvwBr4" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:25:42 GMTLanai Vasekhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/australia-boosts-afghan-security-funding/story-e6frg8yo-1226357533744http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/yQizKrimrGs/story-e6frg8yo-1226356708806http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/navy-survey-ships-being-used-as-water-taxis-for-boatpeople/story-e6frg8yo-1226356708806THE navy's survey ships have been taken off work charting Australia's coast to serve as &quot;water taxis&quot; ferrying asylum-seekers. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FmHI_66QQhzKuZ84X2IRoOD1DTE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FmHI_66QQhzKuZ84X2IRoOD1DTE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FmHI_66QQhzKuZ84X2IRoOD1DTE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FmHI_66QQhzKuZ84X2IRoOD1DTE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/yQizKrimrGs" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMARK DODDhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/navy-survey-ships-being-used-as-water-taxis-for-boatpeople/story-e6frg8yo-1226356708806http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/fBIu_kyZFGY/story-fn59nm2j-1226355321446http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/beijing-likens-renewed-us-bond-to-cold-war/story-fn59nm2j-1226355321446CHINESE officials have grilled Foreign Minister Bob Carr in Beijing about Australia's &quot;enhanced&quot; defence ties with the US <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-2t9JDqWJ06IPXifwpzwtkMLGQ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-2t9JDqWJ06IPXifwpzwtkMLGQ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-2t9JDqWJ06IPXifwpzwtkMLGQ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-2t9JDqWJ06IPXifwpzwtkMLGQ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/fBIu_kyZFGY" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMichael Sainsbury, China Correspondenthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/beijing-likens-renewed-us-bond-to-cold-war/story-fn59nm2j-1226355321446http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/YRTdlSj7LEs/story-e6frg8yo-1226355322852http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/afghanistan-handover-a-test-of-security/story-e6frg8yo-1226355322852AUSTRALIAN soldiers face a difficult transition in Afghanistan as they prepare to hand over security to local forces <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l1MlKkp9QhXLDBuFMgCBIFHedK8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l1MlKkp9QhXLDBuFMgCBIFHedK8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l1MlKkp9QhXLDBuFMgCBIFHedK8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l1MlKkp9QhXLDBuFMgCBIFHedK8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/YRTdlSj7LEs" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAmanda Hodge, South Asia Correspondenthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/afghanistan-handover-a-test-of-security/story-e6frg8yo-1226355322852http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/_ZSF4LZHFjc/story-e6frg6z6-1226355260062http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/a-tentative-transition/story-e6frg6z6-1226355260062SPECIAL forces are likely to stay on to help Afghanistan. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GSpRBu88KXyKh3KwpHuAEgcyxeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GSpRBu88KXyKh3KwpHuAEgcyxeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GSpRBu88KXyKh3KwpHuAEgcyxeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GSpRBu88KXyKh3KwpHuAEgcyxeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/_ZSF4LZHFjc" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTBrendan Nicholson, Defence editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/a-tentative-transition/story-e6frg6z6-1226355260062http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/b_NjndCzYLM/story-e6frg8yo-1226354682661http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/julia-gillard-says-the-handover-to-local-forces-in-afghanistan-is-on-track/story-e6frg8yo-1226354682661THE handover of Australia's area of operations in Oruzgan province to Afghan forces by the end of next year is on track, says Julia Gillard. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioLmFlmcfpmhLpqViZhzaicARV0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioLmFlmcfpmhLpqViZhzaicARV0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioLmFlmcfpmhLpqViZhzaicARV0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioLmFlmcfpmhLpqViZhzaicARV0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/b_NjndCzYLM" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:02:30 GMTAAPhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/julia-gillard-says-the-handover-to-local-forces-in-afghanistan-is-on-track/story-e6frg8yo-1226354682661http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/gNN9nuwRkcs/story-e6frgd0x-1226354289614http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/defence-priority-needs-to-swing-back-to-our-asia-pacific-neighbours/story-e6frgd0x-1226354289614THE next defence white paper presents regional opportunities and challenges. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U2wJsGBZe0WFGoXcFfqNv_sSeTo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U2wJsGBZe0WFGoXcFfqNv_sSeTo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U2wJsGBZe0WFGoXcFfqNv_sSeTo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U2wJsGBZe0WFGoXcFfqNv_sSeTo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/gNN9nuwRkcs" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPeter Jenningshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/defence-priority-needs-to-swing-back-to-our-asia-pacific-neighbours/story-e6frgd0x-1226354289614http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~3/GHzlAmR1vE4/story-e6frg8yo-1226354327366http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/defence-cuts-a-security-gamble/story-e6frg8yo-1226354327366BY cutting billions from the defence budget, the government has taken a gamble on Australia's long-term security. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeoipCZwmgTHHVa5M6xJQUGrRAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeoipCZwmgTHHVa5M6xJQUGrRAY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeoipCZwmgTHHVa5M6xJQUGrRAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeoipCZwmgTHHVa5M6xJQUGrRAY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianDefenceNews/~4/GHzlAmR1vE4" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTBrendan Nicholson, Defence editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/defence-cuts-a-security-gamble/story-e6frg8yo-1226354327366