Politics
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
Latest
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
AUKUS
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.
- by Peter Hartcher
Best of cartoons, April 9, 2024
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Trump will see nuclear subs as a ‘win-win’, US foreign policy guru predicts
A former adviser to George W Bush says Kevin Rudd shouldn’t be too worried about Donald Trump either.
- by Matthew Knott
Exclusive
Liberal Party
Influential Liberal Michael Kroger at centre of heated corporate coup
Kroger is embroiled in a battle for control over the $52 million Mayfield Childcare fuelled in part by a contentious deal three years ago.
- by Paul Sakkal and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Not the retiring type: Australians are working well into their 60s
Australian men and women are now expecting to retire at ages not seen since the early 1970s. And this could pose a problem for employers.
- by Shane Wright
Dutton pushes back on PM appointing special adviser to Israel investigation
Anthony Albanese has tasked a top air force figure with testing the veracity of Israel’s claims about the death of an Australian aid worker, but the opposition leader has chastised the government’s approach.
- by Paul Sakkal
Supermarket prices under pressure in new grocery code
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government would reform competition rules for supermarkets to drive down prices and address claims of market manipulation.
- by Mike Foley and Jessica Yun