Today
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Philippines partners Australia on peace, stability and success in Asia
President Marcos’s speech is in keeping with the tightening network of Asian nations who are keen to keep the US engaged and are suspicious of Beijing’s intentions.
- The AFR View
‘Keeps me up at night’: How Australia’s government sees hacker threat
Home affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has warned of a growing threat of cyber sabotage to Australian power, telecommunications, health and water infrastructure.
- Nick Bonyhady
Leaked Russian military files reveal its nuclear strike rules
Vladimir Putin’s forces have rehearsed using tactical nuclear weapons at an early stage of conflict with a major world power, according to leaked Russian military files that include training scenarios for an invasion by China.
- Max Seddon and Chris Cook
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Defence
Australia’s defence plans are a charade
The announcement on Australia’s new ships doesn’t pass the pub test. Like its predecessors, this government isn’t serious about the threat it consistently talks about.
- James Curran
McKinsey ‘advised Chinese agencies’ in row over Beijing work
The consultancy giant, facing calls to be barred from winning US contracts, said claims it had advised the central Chinese government were “inaccurate”.
- Stephen Foley, Ryan McMorrow and Demetri Sevastopulo
This Month
- Opinion
- Global economy
Optimists about China bouncing back are just hoping
The problem is that China isn’t just another member of the global community and bad economic policy is not punished at the ballot box.
- Adrian Blundell-Wignall
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
AI mania tells a tale of two bull markets
While the US rise in share prices is all about tech, India’s boom is more broad-based.
- Ruchir Sharma
- Opinion
- Critical minerals
Reality check for critical minerals, and for Canberra
Australia’s critical minerals ambitions have hit the ground as prices collapse. As nickel and lithium miners head to Canberra seeking help, the Albanese government is trying to figure out what, if anything, it should do.
- Jennifer Hewett
Call to ban McKinsey from US government contracts for China work
Top Republicans have called for McKinsey to be banned from securing US federal contracts after a think tank led by the firm gave policy recommendations to Beijing.
- Demetri Sevastopulo and Stephen Foley
House prices rebound in global turning point
Across the 37 industrialised OECD countries, nominal house prices grew 2.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2023.
- Valentina Romei
- Opinion
- Keating at 80
Keating’s quaint defence of Australia doesn’t grasp regional power politics
Labor has put aside two absurd features of the Keating era: a defence policy designed to deal with direct invasion and the diminution of our US alliance
- Alexander Downer
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
The sad reality is that Ukraine is outgunned and outmanned
Strategic analysts were adamant either that Ukraine would fall or Russia would buckle. Two years later, neither has happened.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- International affairs
What’s Plan B if America never goes back to normal?
Paul Keating has once again asked whether the US alliance shapes Australia’s view of the world more than it should.
- Bec Strating
- Opinion
- AI
Good luck catching up to Nvidia
The world’s most valuable chip company is now working on its next next-generation AI chip and rival tech companies will have a tough time keeping up.
- The Lex Column
There may be millions more species than we realise
As DNA testing creates new ways of defining species, scientists can’t agree on how many there are.
- Carl Zimmer
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Bold navy plan needs backing with hard cash
Australia reaped a resources bonanza from China’s rise as the workshop to the world. Now some of that needs to be redirected as a national security insurance premium.
- The AFR View
US support for Taiwan ‘rock solid’ even if Trump wins
Visiting US legislators reassured Taiwan that the United States would stand by it in the face of pressure from China, regardless of who won the US election.
- Ben Blanchard
Japan’s sharemarket hits record high after 34-year wait
The milestone was powered by foreign investors who are encouraged by the corporate-governance changes and are piling into the country as China’s lure fades.
- Leo Lewis
Shares in Lovisa, Universal Store jump as dividends rise
The two retailers reported softer like-for-like sales but were bullish in their outlook, boosting returns for shareholders.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Nvidia proves it’s the weapons dealer for the AI age
Nvidia’s shares surged in extended trading after its latest results and its next quarter revenue outlook exceeded Wall Street’s already high expectations.
- Updated
- Nick Bonyhady
