Yesterday
- Exclusive
- Defence spending
The ‘criminal price tag’ for the navy’s new warships is $4b a pop
A new fleet of frigates will cost almost $4 billion each, even before weapons are fitted, it can be revealed, making them the navy’s most expensive warship.
- Andrew Tillett
July
- Opinion
- AUKUS
AUKUS critics fail to match their speculation with substance
There is a long list of loud objections to the project. But how many of them really stand up to scrutiny?
- Ross Babbage
- Exclusive
- AUKUS
Submariner in charge of AUKUS says the debate is being hijacked
Navy chief Vice Admiral Mark Hammond has offered a fierd defence of the big-money nuclear-powered submarine pact in an interview with AFR Weekend.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- US election
Hoarse but coherent Biden bows out, sets up Democrats’ last hope
Joe Biden says his decision to step aside as the Democrats’ presidential candidate was because the greatest need is to defend American democracy.
- Jennifer Hewett
India’s have-nots are expressing their displeasure
While Mumbai’s super-rich show off their wealth, a chastened Narendra Modi moves to shore up support among the poor.
- Hamish McDonald
DroneShield rubbishes critics, courts politicians
No sooner had we written off Rodney Forrest than he totally crashed the share price of ASX-listed DroneShield.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- US election
One issue where Kamala Harris gives the Democrats an edge
The party hopes to use the burning issue of abortion rights – and the elevation of Kamala Harris – to change what has been a losing election hand.
- Jennifer Hewett
Ukraine goes all-in on ground robots
The battlefield has become a laboratory of innovation and Ukraine is further along than most nations when it comes to developing robots.
- Jack Detsch
- Opinion
- US election
Trump will relish a fight against ‘DEI candidate’ Harris
The former president would clearly have preferred to cruise to victory against Joe Biden, but Republicans have always had plenty of attack lines to launch against the vice president.
- Jennifer Hewett
Harris secures Democratic majority needed to be nominee
Survey finds Kamala Harris has enough Democratic delegate support to become new nominee; Joe Biden will return to Washington; Campaign raises record-breaking $122 million. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore and Lucy Slade
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Australia goes missing as Red Sea crisis deepens
The Houthis have been remarkably persistent in disrupting global trade. But there is a deeper strategic cost to Australia as well.
- Jennifer Parker
- Analysis
- US election
The tragedy of Joe Biden: a cruel exit after 50 years in politics
History will ultimately decide whether the Biden presidency was one of relative political normalcy, or an aberration sandwiched between the Trump presidencies.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- US election
Why Biden’s decision may be too late
The president risks being remembered for having provided Donald Trump the opening to retake the White House in November.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Cybersecurity
Global IT outage the wake-up call we needed
We can’t rely on luck to avoid these scenarios. We have to face the hard truths of cyberspace and to finally do something about them.
- Katherine Mansted
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Donald Trump is again the urgent issue for allies
Critics label the Trump-Vance ticket as isolationist in foreign policy. But the pair actually wants American priorities reordered to take on China.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- US election
Democrats try to stop the slide as Biden isolates
Nothing has gone right for Joe Biden since his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last month. His COVID diagnosis may be the last straw for a distraught party.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Trade deals
The world needs to prepare for a US-China trade war
Democrat and Republican policymakers believe Washington must impose huge restrictions on Chinese technologies, including electric cars and solar panels.
- Kenneth Rogoff
- Opinion
- US election
‘We have a country to save’: Republicans rally to a reborn Trump
The Republican National Convention is showcasing a party dominated by Donald Trump and his views, while the disarray in the Democrats just keeps coming.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
The battle for Australia’s new submarines
A new book reveals the problems Australian political and military leaders faced in making the most important naval acquisition in a generation.
- Andrew Fowler
This could be the funniest business book you’ll read all year
Former Australian trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski has written a tome about international trade policy. And for that, he’s very, very sorry.
- Hans van Leeuwen
