This Month
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- Social media
TikTok starts going dark across the US
Donald Trump had earlier said he would probably give the Chinese-owned social media app an extension from applying the ban upheld by the Supreme Court.
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- Virginia Van Natta
- Analysis
- Manufacturing
Can Chinese chips beat Taiwan in the global tech race?
SMIC’s stock rally shows – at least to mainland investors – that China can build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem. But the reality could be different.
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- Jessica Sier
China discusses selling TikTok to Elon Musk
Senior officials are mulling contingency plans for the social media platform’s US arm as part of discussions on how to work with the Trump administration.
- Bloomberg News
- Exclusive
- Pacific diplomacy
Business tapped to foil Chinese influence in the Pacific
The Albanese government is reminding Australian companies that keeping their social licence means operating beyond the nation’s borders.
- Andrew Tillett
France marks Charlie Hebdo anniversary amid rekindled terror threat
Attacks in Germany and the US have revived old anxieties, but in France extremism has cost more lives, and opened sharper political divides, than anywhere else.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- Opinion
James Curran is wrong: ASPI is and will remain independent
Commentators are free to criticise research institutes critical of China but should focus on evidence, not innuendo.
- Euan Graham
Attacks prompt extra security ahead of Washington events
Preparations are well under way for the roughly two-week stretch that will test security in the nation’s capital.
- Maria Sacchetti, Ellie Silverman, Mark Maske and Justin Jouvenal
- Opinion
- Opinion
Marching blindfolded into the new Cold War
A new report into the funding of Australian strategic think tanks raises consequential issues for Australia’s global engagement
- James Curran
December 2024
Trump hints at change of heart on TikTok ban
The role of the popular social media app in last month’s election victory may have convinced the president-elect to give parent company ByteDance a reprieve.
- Gram Slattery
China investigates Nvidia as tech war with US escalates
The State Administration for Market Regulation opened a probe into the chipmaker over suspicions that it broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal.
- Amy Thomson
Growing threat of teen terrorism has police worried
Australia has joined its Five Eyes allies to warn about the dangers of youth being radicalised online.
- Andrew Tillett
November 2024
Brisbane military supplier sailing with a tailwind
Being portside ready to stock military ships is a niche sector that takes strategy and sharp negotiation skills to win the race.
- Nina Hendy
TSMC stops advanced chip shipments to Chinese customers
The Taiwanese maker of most of the world’s cutting-edge computer chips discovered that one of its products ended up in a processor made by Chinese telco Huawei.
- Meaghan Tobin and Ana Swanson
Labor scrambles for new laws after High Court ruling on detainees
The opposition says the court’s ruling that ankle bracelets and curfews are unconstitutional was an “embarrassing loss” for the Albanese government, which is rushing to introduce new legislation.
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- Andrew Tillett
October 2024
‘We should learn from history’: ex-general warns of climate wars
As chief of the Dutch armed forces, Tom Middendorp was castigated for suggesting climate change was a security threat. Now his views are mainstream.
- Andrew Tillett
September 2024
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt envoy backs rigour of security checks for Gazan refugees
Egypt’s ambassador says his country conducts thorough security checks on Palestinians crossing from Gaza.
- Andrew Tillett
August 2024
‘They’re not Hamas’: Envoy’s plea over Gazans sheltering in Australia
As national security fight continues to roil parliament, a significant number of Gazans who have found safety in Australia are Christian, while 80 per cent possess tertiary qualifications.
- Andrew Tillett
Rare recruitment guide reveals what it takes to be a spy (sort of)
Australia’s most secretive spy agency puts the emphasis on HR speak rather than the glamour of spying as it tries to recruit staff.
- Andrew Tillett
Federal Police plan Parliament House walk-off amid pay dispute
The planned “extremely disruptive” industrial action is part of a pay dispute in which AFP personnel claim they are being lumped in with “desk job public servants”.
- Ronald Mizen
Support for Hamas may not bar Gazans from Australia: ASIO boss
The federal Opposition says social cohesion could be at risk if Labor offers Hamas supporters a safe haven.
- Andrew Tillett