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In the shadow of the moon

If you were alive in July 1969, you are almost guaranteed to have been glued to the nearest available television set for one particular event, and a new documentary shows how people all around the...

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Official go-ahead for US warship contract

A Perth-based shipbuilding company has won a contract to build up to 10 warships for the US Navy.

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Opposition calls for Quickstep explanation

The Opposition says the State Government should have tried harder to prevent a WA manufacturing company moving their headquarters to New South Wales. Quickstep Holdings secured a $700-million contract...

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Government funding boost for defence-related industries

The Federal Government is to put $140 million of funding into boosting skills in defence-related industries over the next decade.

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In the shadow of the moon

If you were alive in July 1969, you are almost guaranteed to have been glued to the nearest available television set for one particular event, and a new documentary shows how people all around the...

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Official go-ahead for US warship contract

A Perth-based shipbuilding company has won a contract to build up to 10 warships for the US Navy.

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Opposition calls for Quickstep explanation

The Opposition says the State Government should have tried harder to prevent a WA manufacturing company moving their headquarters to New South Wales. Quickstep Holdings secured a $700-million contract...

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Government funding boost for defence-related industries

The Federal Government is to put $140 million of funding into boosting skills in defence-related industries over the next decade.

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Adam and the Spaceman: An extended interview with Commander Chris Hadfield

Hear Adam Spencer's interview with astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield, the man who sang Bowie in Space, stunned twitter with his amazing photos from the International Space Station.

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Flying in the Rolls Royce of the skies

With all leather interior, wood-grain dash, and wind-down windows, a restored Stinson Reliant plane brings 1935 luxury flying back to the future.

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Malaysia Airlines MH370: Wreck hunter confident plane will be found

One of the world's foremost wreck hunters believes searchers have found the crash site of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, and recovering the plane's black boxes is inevitable. "I think essentially...

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AMWU stages protest over possible plans to purchase Japanese submarines

Union members angry at possible Government plans to buy Japanese submarines have staged a protest outside the Perth office of the Defence Minister David Johnson.

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SAS raises security concerns over Perth barracks housing plan

SAS troops raise security concerns with Defence Minister Kevin Andrews over plans to build private housing next to their Perth barracks.

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Shipbuilder calls for WA to get bigger share of defence contracts

West Australian shipbuilder Austal uses the construction timeline of its latest navy vessel bound for Oman to argue ships can be built in Australia on time and on budget.

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Christopher Pyne refuses to 'break down' WA's shipbuilding share

New Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne visits WA to promote the state's role in the construction of future defence vessels, but repeatedly refuses to say what percentage of the work it will...

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Adelaide shipbuilders could find work in Perth under Offshore Patrol Vessels bid

Shipbuilder ASC says some of its surplus Adelaide workforce could find jobs in Perth if the company is part of a successful bid to build Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Navy.

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Shipbuilding plan confirms skilled foreign workers 'essential' to rapid naval...

Australia's long-awaited naval shipbuilding plan acknowledges South Australia will struggle to provide the thousands of skilled workers needed for a massive expansion of the Navy's fleet, with foreign...

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Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels to be built in WA and SA by German company Luerssen

A German shipbuilding company wins the $3.5 billion contract to design and build Australia's next fleet of 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels, with construction to be shared between shipyards in Western...

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Death, deceit and the underdog: How a fortune of diamonds went missing in the...

A Dutch plane with a cargo of diamonds crashed off the Kimberley coast at the height of World War II. Worth about $20 million today, why were only a fraction of the gems ever recovered?

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United Kingdom Ministry of Defence linked to mysterious outback aviation...

Reports emerge of reconnaissance-style drone crashing in outback Western Australia as Airbus says one of its aircraft was involved in an incident in the region.

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