Today
JB Hi-Fi rallies; CFMEU jail warning; A luxury home agent speaks
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Yesterday
- Opinion
- Opinion
Albanese is losing the AUKUS debate
The government is prioritising platitudes over substance as critics question the $368 billion nuclear submarine project.
- James Curran
This Month
Lehrmann, Macgowan torpedo NACC ‘conspiracy theory’ over submarine leaks
Ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann and his one-time media minder have had their homes raided by the anti-corruption watchdog.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
What we don’t know about AUKUS
American government agencies keep revealing information about AUKUS that our own government will not.
- Laura Tingle
Marles denies sinister meaning in AUKUS ‘political commitments’
The new AUKUS treaty does not lock Australia into accepting nuclear waste from the US and UK, or commit to joining a war over Taiwan.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Foxtel for sale; Viktor Shvets’ market lesson; Sydney home eyes record
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Talks sanction more US bombers, fighter jets, spy planes in Australia
Annual defence and foreign affairs talks will see Australia deepen its role as the US’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in a potential conflict with China.
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Kim Beazley is utterly wrong, says Paul Keating
Former prime minister Paul Keating writes on WA’s risk from China; other writers on uranium mining in Jabiluka; Ismail Haniyeh’s death; lack of AUKUS transparency; and NSW eviction laws.
‘This country is better than that’: Caroline Kennedy on Trump shooting
The only remaining child of John F. Kennedy says she’s ashamed there are still Americans prepared to resort to extreme violence because of political differences.
- Matthew Cranston
Beazley names state ‘most vulnerable and worthwhile’ to attack
The former defence minister says a nuclear submarine is vital to protecting the resources industry, urging an even harder line on blocking Chinese investment in critical minerals.
- Brad Thompson
- Exclusive
- Defence
Powerful Republicans back AUKUS under Trump
Australia will have sovereignty over US nuclear-powered submarines it buys under the AUKUS pact if Donald Trump is elected president, two senators told the AFR.
- Matthew Cranston
ASX dives 2pc; PwC bosses grilled; Fear hits AI stocks
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‘You don’t embarrass the New Yorker in Trump’ says military adviser
Chris Miller, a former acting secretary of defence and Project 2025 contributor, says the AUKUS military alliance will be fine if Donald Trump wins the election, but Vladimir Putin could be in a jam.
- Kevin Chinnery
July
‘Not a coherent word’: Keating slams PM, Marles over AUKUS
Former prime minister Paul Keating says there has been no proper debate about AUKUS’ impact on Australia’s defence settings, as a new report backs the delivery schedule.
- Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Opinion
AUKUS critics fail to match their speculation with substance
There is a long list of loud objections to the project. But how many of them really stand up to scrutiny?
- Ross Babbage
Is Perth ready to welcome nuclear submarines?
Officials are publicly confident Perth is ready to host nuclear-powered submarines. Others are worried by slow progress.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Defence
Submariner in charge of AUKUS says the debate is being hijacked
Navy chief Vice Admiral Mark Hammond has offered a fierd defence of the big-money nuclear-powered submarine pact in an interview with AFR Weekend.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Defence
‘Show me the evidence’: AUKUS tsar challenges critics
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead says there will be setbacks but Australia is on track to meet key milestones under AUKUS.
- Andrew Tillett
AUKUS navy chiefs sound alarm over China, Russia, Iran collaboration
The head of the US Navy warns that “unfettered access” to the sea for trade is at risk from authoritarian countries dubbed the “axis of upheaval”
- Andrew Tillett
White House, Westminster turmoil won’t jeopardise AUKUS: navy chiefs
Top commanders of the three AUKUS navies have signed a ‘Statement of Intent for Lethality’ and say politics won’t get in the way.
- Andrew Tillett
