Politics
Vice Admiral David Johnston the new Defence Force chief
Johnston, a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018, will replace long-serving Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in July.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion & Perspectives
Japan is set to join AUKUS – it won’t be the last country to do so
Japan is the world’s fourth-biggest economy, yet only the ninth-biggest defence spender. As China’s military build-up continues, that is beginning to change.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
A family home doesn’t need to be a house: The case for European-style living
Moving overseas highlighted that our national psyche is to see houses not as places merely to live, but an asset class that, for many, is a way to grow wealth.
Caroline Zielinski
Reporter
Silence descends: Our inability to discuss difficult issues has never been more obvious
Never more than in the past week have we seen national discussion on major issues marked by the mass silencing of everyone outside the extremes.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Federal
‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?
The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. Meanwhile, the Greens and human rights groups are campaigning to immediately stop military exports. So who is telling the truth?
- by Matthew Knott
Vice Admiral David Johnston the new Defence Force chief
Johnston, a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018, will replace long-serving Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in July.
- by Matthew Knott
Victoria
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Victorian Parliament
Fears for politically sensitive documents if board overseeing state’s archive is axed
- by Broede Carmody and Chris Vedelago
Exclusive
Public transport
Ditch the timetable: Metro Tunnel trains on track to run every three minutes
- by Kieran Rooney
Exclusive
Planning
Garden state status under threat amid squeeze on public open space
- by Josh Gordon and Royce Millar
New South Wales
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State Parliament
‘Branch stacking’ and blood-letting: Inside Labor’s factional war games
- by Michael McGowan
Queensland
Perspective
Government
Classroom resignations are rising. But they’re not the full story
- by Matt Dennien
