August 2024
Plea deal for 9/11 attack suspects revoked, death penalty back on table
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a plea agreement for the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks and two other defendants.
September 2021
September 11 lies just won’t go away
Large numbers of Americans believe the US government was behind 9/11. But the conspiracy theories also ebb and flow with party-political trends.
Minister urges public to guard against ‘complacency’ over terrorism
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews flags the need for new powers on monitoring terrorists post-jail as well as de-radicalisation programs for right-wing extremists.
New York marks 9/11 in a celebration of resilience
Bagpipes echoed across Manhattan as dozens of ceremonies took place to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, in a celebration of America’s “resilience and unity”.
September 11 took Washington’s eye off the Beijing ball
America was diverted from thinking seriously about China’s rise by the 9/11 attacks. And Australia luxuriated in the belief it might never have to choose between the two.
After Afghanistan, Americans seek a realist strategy to contain China
The foreign policy thinkers who predicted the failure of intervention in the Middle East are now split between doves and hawks on Washington confronting Beijing over Taiwan.
In 9/11 commemorations, an elegy for what the nation lost that day
The services across America reflected on decades of personal grief, as well as the trauma of military defeat and squandered unity.
In Australia, banks bore the brunt of 9/11
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks affected some businesses profoundly and others not at all. The sectors most affected were aviation and banking, with the latter suffering longer-term consequences.
Post-9/11 world brings its own challenges
America won the war to contain Islamist terrorism. Now it must manage peaceful coexistence with China.
How Australia’s elite special forces became pathfinders in Afghanistan
Solider-turned-politician Peter Tinley drew up war plans for the SAS to participate in the war on terror.
September 11 attacks reverberate 20 years on
The attacks defined US foreign policy and the two-term presidency of George W. Bush - and reshaped the world, Australia included.
What it was like to be on the ground in New York on 9/11
Looking back, what strikes the Financial Review’s then New York correspondent was how little people knew on the day.
‘A big fat mistake’: the wars that helped Donald Trump rise to power
The ‘Forever Wars’ against terrorism that the US embarked on after 9/11 produced many orphans – and one of them was the Republican Party of old.
South-east Asia fears what Taliban victory will bring
National and international policing since the 2002 Bali bombings has come a long way, but hundreds of terrorists are thought to be still active in the region.
How 9/11 transformed the security services
Since the September 11 terror attacks, police and spy agencies have been given new resources and powers to keep Australians safe, but critics say they could go too far.
America can find unity in 9/11 scars
There seems to be a straight line between September 11 and the polarisation of Donald Trump. But American history revolves around conflict, compromise and repair.
For Muslim identity, 9/11 is a transition point in history
Le Monde famously declared “We are all Americans” shortly after the terrorist attacks, but, for Muslim immigrants to the West, the world split in two.
New York delivers a September 11 property miracle
The residential population of downtown Manhattan has doubled since 9/11 and the office property market has charged back to be one of the most sought-after in the city.
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Lloyd Austin says the US military is capable of containing al-Qaeda or any other extremist threat to the US emanating from Afghanistan.
Subdued 9/11 remembrances reflect Boston’s invisible scars
A glass cube at Logan International Airport pays tribute to those lost aboard the two jetliners that took off from Boston and were hijacked by terrorists who flew them into the World Trade Centre towers.