Yesterday
- Opinion
- AUKUS
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
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
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Australian ambassador shared work space with TikTok and a dog trainer
Australia’s ambassador to Ukraine worked out of a WeWork building in Warsaw amid fears Russian missile attacks make it too unsafe to go back to Kyiv.
- Andrew Tillett
July
- Exclusive
- Defence spending
The ‘criminal price tag’ for the navy’s new warships is $4b a pop
A new fleet of frigates will cost almost $4 billion each, even before weapons are fitted, it can be revealed, making them the navy’s most expensive warship.
- Andrew Tillett
Quad expands maritime coverage to combat China aggression
Quad member countries will expand their maritime data sharing program as China’s aggression in critical waterways ramps up.
- Staff reporters
The democratic project is backsliding, warns O’Neil
Many countries are becoming less democratic as new strains of nationalism emerge around the world, the Home Affairs Minister said.
- Tom McIlroy
Russian spy plot arrests spur hostage fears
One Russian expert says Australians in Russia could be detained as part of the Kremlin’s “hostage diplomacy”.
- Andrew Tillett
‘Back off’: PM blasts Russia over alleged spy couple
The prime minister has rejected Russian embassy criticism of the arrests of two of its former citizens accused of espionage.
- William Ton and Dominic Giannini
Army private and the labourer: The couple behind Russian spy plot
Arrested at their Brisbane home, the couple are accused of being sleeper agents who allegedly tried to pass Australian Defence Force secrets to Moscow.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and James Hall
Tech companies team up against foreign interference
A successful information-sharing model at work in the higher education sector will be rolled out to technology companies, to curb espionage in Australia.
- Tom McIlroy
- Analysis
- China relations
PM’s NATO knockback comes at perilous time
Turmoil in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and US means Australia needs to work hard on security relationships.
- Andrew Tillett
June
Field of credible buyers small, says Austal’s departing chairman
Former US navy secretary Richard Spencer will become Austal’s chairman, succeeding John Rothwell, amid a stand-off with suitor Hanwha.
- Brad Thompson
Russia starts ‘sham trial’ of US journalist on spying charges
A Wall Street Journal reporter appeared in a Russian court to stand trial in a secret proceeding on charges of espionage, amid US efforts to secure his release.
- Mark Trevelyan
Social media ‘ripping at’ social fabric: O’Neil
The Home Affairs Minister will issue bruising criticism of social media platforms and the use of opaque algorithms to “germinate and grow” bigotry online.
- Tom McIlroy
Australians still leery of China despite Beijing ending deep freeze
The public is divided on whether Australia should prioritise maintaining stability or deterring China, but is unenthusiastic about Joe Biden, a new poll shows.
- Andrew Tillett
May
Trump verdict reveals deep US divisions: Dutton
Political leaders emphasised the strength of ties between Australia and the United States in the wake of the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s election interference case.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Review
How higher US tariffs are helping China’s competitors
American tariffs on imports from China will redirect economic activity toward third-country suppliers considered allies.
- Arvind Subramanian
China in high-stakes summit with Japan, South Korea
China and its US-allied neighbours are important trading partners to one another, and their cooperation is key to promoting regional peace and prosperity.
- Soo-Hyang Choi and Yoshiaki Nohara
- Opinion
- Opinion
China and Russia have one bed but different dreams
Russian weakness has enabled China to emerge as Eurasia’s dominant power. But it also limits the partnership of the two.
- Geoff Raby
- Exclusive
- South Korea
‘No concerns’ with South Korean takeover bid for Austal: Marles
Defence Minister Richard Marles has given a fillip to Hanwha’s bid to buy Perth shipbuilder Austal, despite the deal raising security concerns.
- Andrew Tillett and Brad Thompson
