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Finland's bunker network feels like a throwback to a bygone era. But the Finns' vigilance raises the question: if catastrophe came, how would we Aussies cope?

Speaking after he and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met UK counterparts in London, the defence minister said Australia would look to the Brits for leadership.

Despite fears the president-elect will cool on AUKUS as the US struggles to produce enough subs, the Australian defence minister says he will back the deal.

Four municipalities have exited a $36 billion compensation claim against the mining giant in the British courts in favour of alternative compensation.

London | The Albanese government will reopen Australia's embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced, ending a long-running controversy.

A UK court ruled he was not the cryptocurrency inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and told him to stop suing people. But he kept going and now faces a contempt charge.

London | The Bank of England has stepped aside from its rate-cutting peers in the US and Europe , leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its pre-Christmas meeting.

A UK court gave Craig Wright, who has claimed he invented bitcoin, a one-year jail term for contempt. But his sentence was suspended for two years.

The Reform UK leader is potentially in line for a massive injection of support from the X owner. Could the billionaire be looking at Down Under, too?

Southern Water’s debt was downgraded to junk status this year, and regulators have prevented the company from paying its Australian owner any dividends.