Yesterday
‘We need contracts to build skills’ for AUKUS
Australia’s defence build-up promises job opportunities unlike any in the country’s history. But delays in awarding contracts remain a choke point.
- Agnes King
Universities integral to creating workforce of tomorrow
Postgraduate degrees are critical in helping the economy meet the skills needs for emerging areas, while helping mature age students to upskill and change career paths.
- Julie Hare
January
Star’s stark warning; Israel releases 90 Palestinians; Trump’s $113b crypto grift
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Expect Trump to cut defence spending deal on AUKUS
The incoming president is likely to be tempted to prove he can get a better deal than Joe Biden negotiated with Australia on the nuclear submarines.
- Michael Shoebridge
- Analysis
- Donald Trump
Will Trump’s hard line on Beijing ‘blow up’ Canberra’s China policy?
Canberra insiders fear the second coming of Donald Trump could bring pressure on Australia to disown its “stabilisation” policy with Beijing.
- James Curran
Employment jumps 56,000; PM’s reshuffle; Can the Gaza ceasefire last?
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AUKUS safe under Trump, says top diplomatic pick
Marco Rubio told a senate confirmation hearing in Washington that the three-way military and submarine technology pact would be a ‘blueprint’ for strategic partnerships.
- Matthew Cranston
- Exclusive
- Defence
Billions more needed for defence to ward off China: military experts
As Donald Trump demands allies spend more, Australia’s security community says about 3 per cent of gross domestic product is the new benchmark for military expenditure.
- Andrew Tillett
Penny Wong to represent Australia at Trump inauguration
Penny Wong will hold early meetings with top Trump officials after the US president-elect took the unusual step of inviting foreign dignitaries to his inauguration.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Who can best manage Trump – Albanese or Dutton?
Instead of caution and guile from Canberra, we have the absurd posturing of the prime minister and opposition leader on who is best fitted to influence the mad king.
- James Curran
- Exclusive
- Trump's White House
Rudd puts his feet up for summer as world braces for Trump
Ambassador to the US and former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been watching cricket back home in Australia while Donald Trump assembles his new team.
- Andrew Tillett
These 10 charts show how our region is preparing for war
Alarm over China’s ‘one-sided’ surge in military spending has prompted a regional arms race – and Australia is part of it.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2024
Trump won’t torpedo AUKUS subs deal, says Marles
Despite fears the president-elect will cool on the pact as the US struggles to produce enough submarines, the Australian defence minister says he will back the deal.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘Darn sensible’ Labor states outcompete Victoria, says top Liberal
Shadow treasurer Brad Rowswell has been in Britain looking at how the state might get in on the AUKUS action, and ruing the salesmanship of rivals NSW and SA.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Marles orders probe of ‘toxic’ culture in $368b submarine agency
A former top bureaucrat will look at the Australian Submarine Agency amid growing concerns over its structure and staff turnover.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Trump's White House
Former spymaster has an appetite for disruption
Former ASIS chief Paul Symon has joined former ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos and former head of Operation Sovereign Borders Lee Goddard to advise venture capital firm Salus.
- Andrew Tillett
November 2024
- Opinion
- Defence
This is why we don’t need to worry about the Brits and AUKUS
The alliance sets the tone for the UK to make a distinctive contribution to NATO’s ability to retain sea control of the North Atlantic.
- Alessio Patalano
AUKUS subs project to drive $40b logistics, housing boom: report
The building and maintenance of nuclear submarines in Adelaide and Perth is expected to create demand for 1 million square metres of warehouse space and 24,500 homes.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s tariff war won’t spare America’s allies
Donald Trump is promising 25 per cent tariffs on supposedly close allies like Canada and Mexico as well as China. Where does that leave Australia?
- Jennifer Hewett
China envoy’s plea to Albanese: Don’t let Trump come between us
Ambassador Xiao Qian also raised concerns over Australian moves to clamp down on foreign students during a wide-ranging press conference.
- Andrew Tillett