This multibillion-dollar aid package shores up US friends and allies with priceless support amid existential struggles across three continents.
The prime minister expected the week would be dominated by the unveiling of the government’s new defence strategy. Instead,Australia’s internal security was on the agenda.
Israel faces a dilemma of historic proportions as it decides how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack.
If full-scale war eventuates,it would have deep consequences well beyond the Middle East,rippling all the way to the Indo-Pacific.
Australian companies welcomed Albanese’s Made in Australia policy this week,but the whole concept is pregnant with failure.
Penny Wong made no proposal. There was no plan. It was simply a restatement of Australia’s long-standing position. So what was it for?
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.
Former SAS soldier and Australian Survivor winner Mark Wales is taking a novel approach to China’s aggression,but could it affect his chances of winning preselection for the Liberal Party?
Australia can bid for solar cell factories,but if we lack the power to run them,the hope is forlorn.
Xi is preparing China for war,and for that,he wants to make sure all parts of the economy are geared to respond to centralised control.
Australia’s population is booming during an acute housing crisis. That spells trouble for the government,and for social cohesion.