February
Inflation holds steady; WiseTech shares rise; EY to cut 100 staff
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Top Trump aide pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group
But Peter Navarro denies that he wants to expel the northern neighbour from the information-sharing team, which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
January
Albanese rejects Trudeau comparison over cost-of-living pain
Anthony Albanese suggests Canada’s outgoing PM Justin Trudeau wore out his welcome with voters when asked about the demise of the fellow political progressive.
October 2024
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.
July 2024
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.
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.
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.
June 2024
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.
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.
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.
May 2024
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.
March 2024
Why this cyber chief thinks your electric car is a security risk
Chinese technology is “inherently suspect”, a top US cybersecurity official says.
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.
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.
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?
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.
September 2023
‘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.
Biden raised Canadian Sikh’s death with Modi at G20
The White House said targeting dissidents in other countries was “absolutely unacceptable”.
‘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.
August 2023
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.