Olivia is the ABC's Defence and National Security Correspondent based at Parliament House in Canberra. She spends her time tracking defence decisions, government spending, and the rationale behind national security policy, drawing on seven years of experience covering federal politics.
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Independent MP Helen Haines met with Anthony Albanese to lobby for regional health funding just five days before being critically injured in a targeted car attack.
Defence officials behind Australia's flagship missile program racked up at least $15.6 million in financial and procurement blunders, a freedom of information document shows.
New research shows a troubling number of young abuse victims in Australia are staying silent or turning to AI chatbots instead of a trusted adult.
Australia's Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says it's a trend that highlights the limits of what police can do, and calls for a whole-of-community response.
So what does the research actually show, and what can caregivers do to help?
The federal police commissioner says parents and the community need to step up their support for children, who are turning to AI chatbots when they are sexually victimised online.
Under questioning in Senate estimates, the chief of the Australian Defence Force reveals that a Chinese flotilla sailed within seven nautical miles of Australia's 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone.
Topic: Defence and National Security
The nation's top spy has welcomed a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, vowing to "own any mistakes" uncovered by the probe as his agency comes under pressure over whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
The body responsible for holding the federal integrity watchdog to account will formally investigate it for agency maladministration and its chief, Paul Brereton, for officer misconduct.
A letter from Mark Dreyfus to Paul Brereton provides new insight into the expectations set for the inaugural chief of the anti-corruption watchdog.
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland asked Paul Brereton to explain why his ongoing ties to Defence had not been "adequately" disclosed in a letter sent last year.
The Albanese government has identified 67 defence sites for potential sale, aiming to unlock up to $1.8 billion.
China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, questions the Albanese government's ethics in wanting to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands.
A Royal Australian Air Force base near Katherine in the NT is updated with purpose-built hangars and improved runways.
Topic: Defence and National Security
Philippa Brant has resigned just months after the PM's top foreign policy adviser departed to run the Office of National Intelligence.
Father-son gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram travelled to the Philippines to receive "military-style training" in the month before they killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, security sources have confirmed.
At least one of the gunmen who killed 15 people in Sunday's Bondi Beach terrorist attack was known to authorities as a follower of a notorious Sydney pro-Islamic State cleric, the ABC can reveal.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission's chief personally drafted lines in a media release saying his recusal from defence cases was "unnecessary". His deputies have publicly disagreed.
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief Paul Brereton formally discloses his consulting work for the defence watchdog after the ABC reveals the links.
The Australian government has announced a new package of military support for Ukraine, totalling $95 million.
Richard Marles says the government has received the Pentagon's much-anticipated review into the $368 billion AUKUS submarine pact, reiterating Washington has been "fully supportive" of the deal.
Australia will provide an additional $95 million in military assistance to Ukraine and slap a fresh round of sanctions on ships believed to be part of Moscow's so-called "shadow fleet".
As the United States attempts to broker a peace deal at the Kremlin in Moscow, it is expected a significant funding boost from Canberra to aid Ukraine's war efforts is imminent.
Topic: Defence and National Security
Three groups within Defence will be rolled into one entity as part of a sweeping restructure of the department.
Topic: Defence and National Security
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Philip Reed writes to parliament apologising for inaccuracies in evidence given during Senate estimates.
An apparent request across the public service to find and suspend low-priority spending would undermine security if applied to the AFP, according to its union.
The opposition leader will pledge to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence during a speech at the Menzies Institute in Melbourne on Thursday.
Topic: Defence and National Security
