Yesterday
US guarantees Australian AUKUS submarine sovereignty
The US committees key to the passing of AUKUS laws say the US will hand over full control of submarines sold to Australia under the recently approved arrangements.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
National security wolves howl at moon over Red Sea warship
Cries of outrage over the decision not to deploy to the Middle East are obscuring questions about Australia’s basic defence capabilities.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Labor’s best policy might be admitting Red Sea defence gap
If strategy is Labor’s reason, it raises concerns. If there is no available ship, it raises another set of questions about Australia’s alarming lack of military capabilities.
- The AFR View
This Month
- Analysis
- International affairs
Albanese reaches for Keating’s Asian mantle
In a speech that canvassed all the issues on his foreign policy plate, there was one section that stood out.
- James Curran
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Is Australia’s delay on US warship request dithering or prudent?
The opposition accuses the government of dithering. But it would be a dangerous mission, and there are powerful historical precedents.
- James Curran
Australia ill-prepared for major war, report says
A top industrialist should be appointed to whip Australia’s defence industry into shape amid growing risk of conflict with China, a report by ANU and Ai Group claims.
- Andrew Tillett
Miles named Qld premier, adds five new ministers
Steven Miles says the five new ministers are young, energetic, and “ready to deliver a fresh approach”; the cost of the North East Link in Melbourne is predicted to cost $26.1 billion. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Gus McCubbing and Lois Maskiell
US Congress passes AUKUS to greenlight submarines
Legislation on the sale of nuclear submarines has finally passed the US House, and could soon save Australian companies $600 million in compliance costs.
- Matthew Cranston and Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- US Senate
Defence deal makers team up as US Senate approves AUKUS legislation
Security experts say the approval will send a strong message to China and strengthen the military industrial bases of both Australia and America.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
Boris Johnson calls for ‘more AUKUS’ and nuclear power in Australia
Addressing more than 1000 conservative diehards in Sydney, the former British prime minister called nuclear power “the way forward” for Australia.
- Updated
- Samantha Hutchinson
- Exclusive
- Defence
First two AUKUS suppliers picked as Congress breakthrough reached
Steel producers Bisalloy and BlueScope are poised to become the first local firms to become an AUKUS supplier as a breakthrough emerges on a key US vote.
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
Santos-Woodside’s skinny premium; Aussies’ COP mess; RBA’s tweak
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
AUKUS subs deal set to pass Congress after breakthrough
US Congress could vote before the end of the year on selling nuclear-powered submarines to Australia after agreement on Capitol Hill.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- China relations
Why Australia can’t rely on the US to save it from China
Former foreign minister Gareth Evans looks at the country’s options in relation to the dominant force in the region.
- Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans: Can we rely on America to defend Australia?
The former Labor foreign minister does not hold back in an incisive analysis of the current co-ordinates of Australian foreign policy
- James Curran
Australian cops to work for PNG police under new security pact
Amid strategic jockeying with China, Anthony Albanese and James Marape will sign a long-delayed security treaty in Canberra on Thursday.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Joe Biden
What happens if Biden were to step aside?
Such an eventuality would upend all calculations in the presidential race here and in the US.
- James Curran
Sub snub forgiven as Australia, France step up defence ties
Australian warships will gain access to French navy bases in the Pacific as the two countries put AUKUS tensions aside and counter Chinese influence.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Funding
Millions for Australian start-up using AI to change how we see
Arkeus, an ambitious Melbourne start-up that has secured early contracts with the Defence Department for its automated optical technology, has also caught investors’ eyes.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
The biggest risk that could set off China-US conflict: ex-army chief
Sir Mark Carleton-Smith also says Ukraine’s war with Russia could last for as long as another five years.
- Andrew Tillett
