December 2025
Netwealth repays $100m; ANZ’s pay clawback; Meg O’Neill’s double risk
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Politicians must call out Islamism to fight antisemitism
If the response to Bondi is to be meaningful, the outcome must be to better protect Jewish people by upping vigilance against Islamist terrorism.
ASIO stretched by competing espionage and terror demands
Former officials say the spy agency’s monitoring of IS sympathisers after October 7 was diverted as it attempted to juggle other activities like counterespionage.
The tropical Philippines island where Bondi terror suspects trained
Australia’s investigation into the Bondi massacre has turned to an island terror hot-bed in the southern Philippines.
Security agencies have hard questions to answer about Bondi shooting
The blowtorch has now been turned on Australia’s police and intelligence agencies. The scrutiny must be informed by some uncomfortable truths.
Bondi funerals begin; Chalmers to release mid-year budget; Star chair steps down
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Terrorists spent four weeks in Philippines, were ‘ISIS inspired’
Suspected gunmen Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, 50, travelled to the Philippines in November and returned to Australia before the end of the month.
Biting the bullet on Austal and Australia’s shipbuilding future
The shipbuilder is part of a bigger strategic story: rising regional tensions, neglected defence capabilities and the commercial viability of skilled manufacturing.
Trump sees China more as an economic rival than a military threat
The US is more inward-looking, more disdainful of multiculturalism and no longer a defender of democratic values. But it still has its eye on China.
Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146
The cause of the blaze that started last Wednesday and quickly fanned across the exterior of the apartments under renovation is still being investigated.
Marles launches biggest Defence overhaul in five decades
To help prevent more multibillion-dollar cost blowouts, an independent agency to run major projects will be created by the government.
November 2025
Amnesia is turning Asia’s tyrants into heroes
Indonesia’s decision to honour former dictator Suharto as a hero is a reminder that when nations forget their authoritarian pasts, they risk inviting them back.
The fight over immigration is just hotting up
It’s a divisive issue in Australia, as it is elsewhere, and the Liberals are determined not to let Pauline Hanson lead the charge.
October 2025
Philippines, China trade blame over South China Sea clash
Manila alleged Chinese maritime forces used water cannons and rammed a Philippine boat near Thitu Island in the latest of a string of clashes.
September 2025
How chaos unfolded again for Australia’s most disaster-prone company
Is Optus underfunded by its Singaporean owners, incompetent or unlucky? The unfolding of its fatal Triple Zero outage suggests it is, at best, a slow learner.
Beijing warns of Australia’s ‘two-faced’ policy towards China
The China Daily said Australia’s pursuit of close economic relations with China and stronger defence ties with the Trump administration was “unsustainable”.
Xi’s military show sparked fears. The real warning was elsewhere
China’s new weapons showed off the country’s military might, as Chinese ships sent a pointed message to joint Australian exercises in the South China Sea.
Social media a ‘weapon of mass destruction’: Nobel winner
Journalist Maria Ressa has (so far) beaten 10 of the 11 criminal warrants issued against her by ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
August 2025
Michael Chaney departs Wesfarmers with $1.7b gift to shareholders
The group behind Bunnings and Kmart said Ken MacKenzie would succeed Chaney as chairman as it delivered a solid rise in profit and a special dividend.
James Hardie may be forced to raise capital after shock result
The building products giant’s shares dived 28 per cent after it slashed profit expectations, with investors wiping $7 billion from its market value.