October
Morrison heads new space job as global rocket industry heats up
Scott Morrison will be the overseas face of Space Centre Australia, charged with urging Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other firms to launch their rockets from Australia.
- Matthew Cranston
July
Army private and the labourer: The couple behind Russian spy plot
Arrested at their Brisbane home, the couple are accused of being sleeper agents who allegedly tried to pass Australian Defence Force secrets to Moscow.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and James Hall
Who are the Chinese hackers named by Australia?
They are based in China’s south and have allegedly operated via a front company called the Hainan Xiandun Technology Development Co.
- Nick Bonyhady
Labor under pressure to confront China over hacking
The government is under pressure to confront Beijing after its main counterintelligence agency named a hacking group linked to China’s Ministry of State Security.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy and Nick Bonyhady
June
US, Australia: China ‘aggressively recruiting’ our fighter pilots
The Five Eyes security intelligence partners have accused the People’s Liberation Army of using Western military talent to train its aviators.
- Updated
- Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
Tomahawk missiles plan for Collins-class submarines misfires
Australia’s ageing submarine fleet won’t be fitted with strike missiles following advice that modifying the boats would not be value for money.
- Andrew Tillett
May
- Analysis
- Government Observed
The real reason for spending $1b on PsiQuantum
Defence planners have long worried how vulnerable military information systems are to GPS being taken out by an adversary.
- Tom Burton
March
Why this cyber chief thinks your electric car is a security risk
Chinese technology is “inherently suspect”, a top US cybersecurity official says.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2023
Spy boss warns of intelligence failure without faster tech adoption
The director-general of the Office of National Intelligence says policymakers need to ensure technology is adopted faster or risk an intelligence failure.
- Matthew Cranston
October 2023
The map that shows Australia’s nine most important allies
The long list of alliances that Australia has joined in recent years is dizzying. Our international editor James Curran untangles the alphabet soup of acronyms and ranks them by importance.
- James Curran and Les Hewitt
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why are Western Five Eye nations blind to Israeli occupation?
When it comes to Palestinian rights, where are the enlightened values and respect for human rights and international laws that these countries claim to hold?
- Ali Kazak
ASIO on high alert as Middle East explodes
ASIO boss Mike Burgess says the agency has increased its vigilance since the Hamas attacks on Israel.
- Matthew Cranston
September 2023
- Exclusive
- Australia's China challenge
‘We have the money, markets’: UK bid for Australia’s critical minerals
A visiting UK minister is making the case for British investment in resources while also warning about Chinese coercion.
- Andrew Tillett
Biden raised Canadian Sikh’s death with Modi at G20
The White House said targeting dissidents in other countries was “absolutely unacceptable”.
- Demetri Sevastopulo, Henry Foy and Jaren Kerr
‘Chill out’: PM chides reporter over Modi relationship
Canada says it has credible intelligence linking the Indian government to the murder of a Sikh separatist and Canadian citizen.
- Phillip Coorey
August 2023
- Opinion
- National security
Embedding US analysts in Canberra is no conspiracy
Mischaracterised as bringing in ‘foreign spies’, the AUSMIN announcement just deepens Australia’s two-way trusted intelligence collaboration with America.
- John Blaxland
July 2023
- Exclusive
- Nuclear energy
‘Go nuclear’, US Congressmen urge Australia
The nation should join a widening global trend towards the use of small modular reactors to cut emissions while shoring up energy and geopolitical security, American legislators say.
- Matthew Cranston
June 2023
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trading with the frenemy is Australia’s destiny
A new poll shows Australians would rather trade with the nation’s allies, not our strategic rivals. They need to understand why that is not going to happen.
- John Edwards
Indictment against Donald Trump is unsealed
“We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone,” said Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the case. He said he wants a speedy trial.
- Alan Feuer, Maggie Haberman, William K. Rashbaum and Ben Protess