This Month
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.
WA premier calls Vance a ‘knob’
At a business breakfast in Perth, West Australian Premier Roger Cook was asked for a one-word reaction to United States Vice President J.D. Vance.
Worried about the world? Rudd argues the 1980s were scarier
Kevin Rudd has attempted to soothe strategic anxieties as Donald Trump upends the international order.
Albanese is as misinformed on the US alliance as live-fire drills
The petulant demand of tribute to the Trump empire and his transactional ethos surely now challenges the agreed balance sheet between Australia and America.
February
Don’t worry, Trump knows what AUKUS is, Greg Norman says
The Australian golf legend says he’s prepared to help if he can to broker relations with his mate Donald Trump, as a deadline looms on tariffs and the president appears oblivious to the big-money submarine pact.
ASX a sea of red; Star nears collapse; Profit season’s shock
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
What does that mean? Trump asks reporter what AUKUS is
Donald Trump seemed to be unaware of Australia’s military pact with the United States and Britain during a White House meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Chinese flotilla exposes navy in ‘chronic decline’
The navy has retired a third of its warships since Labor came to power three years ago, underlining its lack of capacity to respond the Chinese flotilla in the Tasman Sea.
Rudd has the Trump tariff job ahead of him in Washington
Cutting a fresh tariff deal with Trump will be a test of Rudd’s diplomatic skills and ability to secure access and favour in the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Billions spent on US arms may be no defence against Trump tariffs
AUKUS and ANZUS might count for little given Donald Trump’s determination to hit friend and foe alike with tariffs.
Trump’s tariffs obviously demand higher defence spending in Australia
We should be embarrassed that it’s taking almost gangster like pressure for us to spend the minimum sensible to provide for our security in the world we live in now.
Trump lumps allies in with enemies in tariff chaos
US tariffs on steel and aluminium look likely to embroil Australia. What’s an under-pressure Anthony Albanese to do when a president doesn’t care about impact on allies?
‘Absolute mess’: Musk to cut billions from defence, shipbuilding
Donald Trump said he would seek to cut billions of dollars from the Pentagon budget as the next target, while a top adviser described huge shipbuilding waste.
Trump has 500 million reasons to back AUKUS. It might not be enough
The new Pentagon chief has shut down one avenue of criticism of AUKUS but pitfalls remain.
Trump backs AUKUS as Australia tips $800m into US coffers
Pete Hegseth hosted Richard Marles in Washington on Saturday in his first meeting with a foreign counterpart.
‘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.
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.
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.