Yesterday
ASX sinks; Obesity is costing a fortune; Trump has no cunning plan
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
This Month
‘You’re a much smarter person than that’: US senator rages over Australia tariffs
Mark Warner used a Senate hearing to slam US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who insisted Donald Trump was not about to exclude Australia from his levy blitz.
Albanese ‘uncomfortable’, Dutton ‘no interest’: Our foreign policy fail
Both major parties tell us that Australia today faces its most dangerous international environment since World War II. Both want to do nothing about it.
Why Malcolm Turnbull is wrong about AUKUS
Rather than repeatedly reassessing the submarine program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the course.
March
Trump is unlikely to turn on Australia. But what if he does?
If Trump turns on us, it might force Canberra to think about what there is to Australian foreign policy other than the US alliance, writes James Curran
Labor’s $1b fast-tracked defence spending falls short of target
Analysts and defence firms have questioned whether $1 billion in funding will make a difference to Australia’s military build-up.
Westpac targets defence lending as banks deepen national security ties
Under pressure from the Trump administration, major economies are increasing their military spending. The big lenders can see opportunity to provide financing.
Greens pledge home-made defence drones, climate ‘army’
Australia would pull out of deals with the US for tanks, helicopters and submarines to build its own drones and missiles under a Greens election policy.pol
Labor breaks cover to fast-track $50b defence spending
The government and opposition are trading barbs over who can best deliver an increase in defence spending.
Defence struggling to spend its $56b budget: analysis
The Defence Force is failing to meet targets for availability of warships and aircraft, as the government faces demands to lift military spending
AUKUS cash flows to Australian firms despite doubts over pact
Big US defence contractors are starting to enlist local suppliers, countering doom and gloom predictions over Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered subs.
14 venture capitalists unpack the year ahead
More than a dozen of the country’s biggest tech investors say floats will return, there’s no AI bubble, and Donald Trump may be good news for local firms.
CANZUK: An idea whose time has come
For a decade, a formal alliance of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and UK, was treated as a worthy idea, but not urgent. Then came the second Donald Trump term.
Treating Trump as economic illiterate on tariffs is the wrong strategy
Malcolm Turnbull is right that trying to negotiate an exemption from a volatile president is foolhardy. But many are assuming there is no reason to Donald Trump’s trade policies.
Australia needs to fund higher defence spending. Here are the options
This is urgent given we cannot defend ourselves at present and may no longer be able to rely on the Americans.
Canada goes hard on Trump while Australia goes quiet
The traditionally polite Canadian government is condemning Donald Trump’s America as it faces a tough election. Australia’s government is far more cautious, but can that last?
Trump lashes Turnbull on eve of tariff call
As Australia pushes for an exemption from US metals tariffs, Malcolm Turnbull has angered Donald Trump with a stinging take-down of his presidential style.
ANZUS and AUKUS will never be the same
It is time to reassess the nature of our relationship with the United States and where it fits within our wider national interest.
The unlikely alliance aiming to slow AUKUS developments
While the national security implications of AUKUS have long been scrutinised, its effect on a pink snapper habitat off Perth may have been unappreciated.
Trump’s glory moment upstages the world
The US president’s address to congress was Donald Trump’s favourite version of reality TV, featuring himself as the star.