Today
‘Hanukkah horror Down Under’: How the world covered Bondi
News outlets around the world dedicated their front pages to the Bondi Beach shooting, highlighting the targeting of Jews, and hailing the heroism of bystanders.
Yesterday
Israel joins Bondi terror probe as calls grow for ASIO review
Israel’s intelligence services will help investigate whether the attackers had links to Iran or the Islamic State.
‘Saved people from monsters’: Bondi hero hailed by his parents, Trump
Shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed has served with security forces in the past and his father says he has always wanted to protect people.
In pictures: World reacts to Bondi shooting
People around the globe have gathered to remember the dead and injured after the Bondi shooting on Sunday.
Terrorist shooting shatters Australian summer dream
A terrorist act targeting Jewish Australians brought evil to the heartland of the Australian summer: Bondi Beach.
This Month
Biting the bullet on Austal and Australia’s shipbuilding future
The shipbuilder is part of a bigger strategic story: rising regional tensions, neglected defence capabilities and the commercial viability of skilled manufacturing.
AUKUS ministers discuss slimming down $368b security pact
Defence Minister Richard Marles and his UK and US counterparts have talked about narrowing the focus of ambitious plans under the second pillar of the deal.
Bendigo Bank shuts Nauru accounts after corruption claims
Greens senator David Shoebridge alleged last month that senior Nauruan politicians laundered Australian taxpayer money earmarked for offshore detention.
Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside
There is something for Australians to work with even if the new security strategy states that “the days of America propping up the world like Atlas are over”.
Turnbull slams secrecy over Pentagon’s AUKUS demands
Richard Marles should reveal what changes to the pact the US review has requested before Australia hands over its next cheque, the former prime minister says.
Dawn of drone warfare era: Government’s $1b ‘Ghost Bat’ purchase
The $1 billion investment will take the Ghost Bat out of prototype stage and see the government purchase six of the unmanned aircraft.
Trump tariffs send Chinese exports surging into Australia
Chinese manufacturers are pushing more goods into markets with lower trade barriers as shipments to the United States continue to shrink.
Chinese ambassador’s rosy pitch masks Xi’s top-down power play
After the 2025 that Beijing has had, the idea of it ending five-year plans and putting its fate more squarely in the hands of the free market is unthinkable.
‘Completely supportive’: Marles receives Pentagon’s AUKUS review
News of the review triggered speculation that the Trump administration might push Australia to increase its defence spending or jettison AUKUS altogether.
Australia announces $95m in cash and equipment for Ukraine
The package includes $50 million in cash for a weapons fund, $43 million worth of material such as munitions and radars and fresh sanctions on Russia.
Prime Defence real estate would sell to developers for billions
Inner Melbourne and Sydney sites, including bases in Mosman and Paddington, could be converted into housing to raise billions for the defence budget.
Hacking, sabotage, assassinations: Spy chief issues final warning
Departing ONI chief Andrew Shearer issues a final, pointed warning about China’s strategy of influence, military power, and coercion in the region.
Marles launches biggest Defence overhaul in five decades
To help prevent more multibillion-dollar cost blowouts, an independent agency to run major projects will be created by the government.
November
Defence poised to sell prime Brisbane and Sydney real estate
Brisbane’s Victoria Barracks and Spectacle Island on Sydney Harbour are among the sites the government wants to sell after an audit of defence property.
Millions paid to business run by spy chief’s husband under scrutiny
Contracts awarded to a company where the Australian Signals Directorate director-general’s spouse was a senior manager have been under external investigation.
Geoffrey Robertson slams ‘great appeaser’ Trump
The famed Australian barrister’s new book on the failure of international law coincides with the “great appeaser” Donald Trump’s presidency.
Chinese ships highlight our vulnerability to growing aggression
We have forgotten what it feels like to face the visceral prospect of attack. Countries that cannot resist coercion will struggle to defend their interests.
Spy agency awards $200m in deals to firms run by workers and spouses
The news follows revelations that the Australian Signals Directorate head was investigated over contracts given to a company where her husband worked.
The G2 revival: Trump and Xi to sort out the world’s problems
Australia’s foreign policy is outdated as Donald Trump resurrects the idea of the “G2” and turns his back on the rest of Asia.
Future Fund urged to dump $175m from Russian ‘blood oil’ refiner
Reliance Industries bought at least $51 billion of oil from Russia since 2022, prompting accusations from the Ukrainian community that it helped fund the war.