Today
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Why Putin might be making nuclear threats now
Escalating the conflict in Ukraine could reinforce Donald Trump’s argument for direct dialogue and ending the war.
- Updated
- Roland Oliphant
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
US strike go-ahead limited, but hopes alive in Ukraine
Though restricted for now, America’s qualified long-strike approval could herald a broader relaxation.
- Updated
- Jack Wright
Yesterday
- Analysis
- Energy transition
No-shows and early exits make climate talks a sideshow
The world leaders who skipped Baku last week are all in Brazil now. While COPs are always fraught and fractious, this one feels at risk of sliding into irrelevance.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
This Month
- Analysis
- Super wars
Big super is being put to the stress test
The sector is destined to become bigger than the $5.3 trillion banking system, but it’s unprepared for what happens when retirees draw down their balances.
- Michael Stutchbury
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Did you miss the Indonesian president’s November surprise?
While Australians were absorbed by the US election, the new leader of their large neighbour was busy strengthening ties with Russia and China.
- James Curran
- Analysis
- Antisemitism
The meaning of Amsterdam’s ‘Jew Hunt’
Recent street violence in Amsterdam reveals profound changes in how the left and right deal with antisemitism. For European Jews, it’s a strange new world.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- Legal industry
What does the Freehills merger mean for lawyers?
Herbert Smith Freehills’ UK lawyers will be celebrating the announcement of its US merger plans, but the benefits for Australian partners are less obvious.
- Maxim Shanahan
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
Trump promises to upend Washington. He’s welcomed back anyway
Official Washington, which still feels the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s chaotic first term, appears resigned to the potential earthquake of his second.
- Chris Megerian
- Analysis
- Best Universities Ranking
How we ranked Australia’s best universities
The Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking evaluates performance under four pillars: Teaching, Research, Career Impact and Equity, writes Tim Brown.
- Tim Brown
- Analysis
- US politics
Trump wants ally Australia to ‘stand up to China’
The president-elect’s picks for secretary of state and national security adviser both want Australia to do more to tackle China’s aggression in the Pacific.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Diet
Is it healthy to eat just once a day?
Bruce Springsteen said he does, so experts were asked about the science behind the one-meal-a-day diet.
- Updated
- Amanda Schupak
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Trump’s deportation vow fuels fear in New York
Immigrants are nervous, but experts say the president-elect faces daunting legal, financial and logistical hurdles to carry out deportations at the scale he has promised.
- Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Wesley Parnell
- Analysis
- Aviation
There are plenty of dangers for Qantas in Virgin’s Qatar tie-up
The flying kangaroo says it welcomes competition – except from the Gulf airline – as investors fear the deal could cause havoc with its international division.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
What Trump has in store for six global hotspots
Capitals around the world are dusting off the old briefing books from Donald Trump’s first term, but this time could be a mix of the old and the totally unexpected.
- Updated
- James Curran and Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- US election
Trump’s social network deserted but the party rages on elsewhere
Donald Trump’s army of Australian Truthers are well into their victory lap – everywhere other than his own dedicated social network.
- Amelia McGuire
- Analysis
- Federal election
Why we may not see another budget before the election
The government might not deliver another budget before the election, even though it says it will. The reason? Deficits as far as the eye can see.
- Phillip Coorey
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
The economy and markets will boom under Trump. Or will they?
If the president-elect implements half of what he says he will, the global economy is in for a wild ride.
- John Kehoe
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Powell signals power struggle with Trump on Fed independence
The Federal Reserve chairman says he will not stand down if asked to do so by Donald Trump, who had appointed him to the role during his first presidency.
- Updated
- Catarina Saraiva
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
How Albanese can deal with Trump
The prime minister won’t need to ingratiate himself with the US president as other leaders have done – and he has some advantages.
- James Curran
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
The lessons in Trump’s victory for Albanese
Despite many indicators pointing to a period of economic strength, America’s working class did not feel well served by the Democrats and voted for change.
- Ronald Mizen