Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith has taken extraordinary precautions to counter Chinese espionage during his Beijing visit.

According to Sydney Morning Herald, Smith and his associates left

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith had a close shave when Taliban insurgents fired rockets at his military plane at the tarmac at Kandahar Airport.

Smith and senior officers of the Austr

Calling India's case 'unique', Australia on Thursday made it clear that the ruling Labour's decision to lift ban on uranium sales to New Delhi does not open doors to Pakistan, which is demanding si

Strongly favouring Labor Party decision to export uranium to India despite it being a non signatory to the nuclear non proliferation treaty, Australian defence minister Stephen Smith has said that he did not support the similar treatment towards Pakistan.

US defence secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith to discuss a wide range of bilateral and global issues including the war in Afghanistan and global threat from terrorism.