February
Gaps emerge in coast surveillance as PM cops flak over Chinese drills
Defence officials did not know for 40 minutes that Chinese warships had started a live-firing exercise that disrupted commercial airlines.
Why antisemitism has become spy chief’s No. 1 worry
ASIO boss Mike Burgess fears anti-Jewish hatred has become normalised.
Coalition to pressure Labor on antisemitic crackdown in parliament
In the latest of a series of escalating incidents, eggs and verbal abuse have been hurled at five women near Bondi Beach and cars and buildings spray-painted.
January
A son of lefties, James Paterson takes it up to the PM on antisemitism
The ambitious Liberal senator has emerged as one of the Coalition’s most effective and hard-working shadow ministers.
December 2024
Dutton blocked show of political unity on antisemitism, says Labor MP
Josh Burns says the Liberal leader stopped shadow minister James Paterson reading a statement on his behalf condemning the Melbourne synagogue attack.
October 2024
‘Not remarkable’ that Coalition disagrees with the US: Paterson
After weeks criticising Labor over differences with the US, shadow home affairs spokesman James Paterson said the opposition also held a different view to the US on a ceasefire.
June 2024
Australia urged to list Iran’s enforcers as terror group
Canada’s designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group has put pressure on the Albanese government to follow suit.
May 2024
Future Fund sells stakes in Chinese firms linked to military, rights abuses
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has sold out of a range of Chinese companies, including brewer Tsingtao and energy and tech firms.
Giles orders urgent review into criminal ‘migrants’
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he is looking at freshly cancelling the visas of non-citizens who a tribunal has stopped from being deported.
April 2024
Boat arrivals taken to Nauru after reaching mainland
A third boat has made it to mainland Australia in five months, adding to pressure on the Albanese government over border protection.
March 2024
Leaked documents reveal Australia targeted by Chinese hackers
The revelations come as the UK sanctions a Chinese state-affiliated group that hacked into its Electoral Commission systems.
‘Only one opinion matters’: Play hardball with Facebook, insider says
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says the health of Australian newsrooms and its democracy are on the line in the media versus Meta fight.
PM calls for aid access to Gaza, but no change yet on UNRWA freeze
As other countries resume funding, the Coalition is urging a cautious approach before lifting a freeze on $6m for key Palestinian refugee agency.
February 2024
Marles rips into defence ‘culture’
Defence Minister Richard Marles has sharpened criticisms of his own department, arguing there are “issues of culture” which need challenging.
No detention orders sought for freed immigration detainees
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said applications were under way by the government, but any orders had to meet a high legal threshold.
December 2023
St Vincent’s Health patients left guessing on hack exposure
The opposition says Australians deserve answers about the cyber breach at the country’s largest non-profit aged care and hospital operator.
November 2023
Labor to put detainees back behind bars after High Court decision
The Albanese government is moving quickly to end the damaging row over the indefinite detention of non-citizens.
O’Neil did not expect High Court to overturn indefinite detention
The home affairs minister said the government was told it was likely to win a High Court case it lost, leading to the release of 93 asylum seekers.
Tackling controversial criminal detainee ruling may take until 2024
The government will legislate to circumvent a High Court decision which has forced the immediate release of 80 criminals.
August 2023
Labor considers following US on China tech ban
The White House has broached the ban with Australia, as security hawks urge the Albanese government to impose similar controls on local firms.