This Month
AUKUS nuclear sub pact good for regional security: NZ prime minister
Visiting Australia for leaders’ talks, New Zealand’s Christopher Luxon says he wants greater interoperability with Australia’s military.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
AUKUS partners are unlocking a future made in Australia
The UK and the US have finalised the establishment of an export licence-free environment, unlocking billions of dollars of investment and cutting red tape for Australian industry.
- Richard Marles
‘Defies parody’: Evans lashes Marles, Albanese over AUKUS
The former Labor foreign minister has offered a withering critique of the Albanese government’s embrace of the defence agreement.
- James Curran
AUKUS deal prioritises US, UK subs over Australia
The US and British governments can give just one year’s notice to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
JB Hi-Fi rallies; CFMEU jail warning; A luxury home agent speaks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- 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
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
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘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
