This Month
FWC, government face pressure to step in over submarines pay stoush
The Albanese government insists that an industrial dispute at submarine builder ASC in Adelaide won’t affect the navy’s ability to deploy the ageing Collins-class submarines.
- Andrew Tillett
Australia, US, Japan, Philippines vow to step up military drills
Four way defence ministers meeting in Hawaii raise concerns over China’s clashes with Filipino ships in South China Sea.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
How to make sure JAUKUS is a success
It’s a no-brainer to bring Japanese technology into AUKUS pillar 2. But it needs to take account of Tokyo’s inexperience and concerns about high-level military co-operation.
- Shingo Yamagami and Paul Maley
Why this Sydney investor bought property in Brisbane
Investors from Sydney and Melbourne are increasingly looking further afield in the hunt for value. But how do you go about buying in an unfamiliar market?
- Michelle Bowes
- Exclusive
- Foreign relations
‘No concerns’ with South Korean takeover bid for Austal: Marles
Defence Minister Richard Marles has given a fillip to Hanwha’s bid to buy Perth shipbuilder Austal, despite the deal raising security concerns.
- Andrew Tillett and Brad Thompson
April
The apartment supply conundrum behind Perth’s housing price surge
There’s plenty of demand and many projects approved, but sky-high construction costs have left developers asking for more government money.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
US expects to finalise AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
The statement indicates a delay in the process, but the legislation requires the US president to revisit the issue in another 120 days.
- Reuters
- Opinion
- Fumio Kishida
Japan’s ‘cowardly’ media fails to take on corporate giants
As he leaves Japan as the AFR’s North Asia correspondent, Michael Smith reflects on a media that is often too scared to hold its government and CEOs to account.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Australia must pay the price for defence and deterrence
A generation of politicians who grew up with a post-Cold War peace dividend are now struggling to switch from welfare to warfare.
- The AFR View
Navy, RAAF face cuts to pay for $330b in new weapons
While the government touts its $330 billion new weapons blueprint, concerns are being raised about programs that have been scrapped.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Defence
Subs ahoy! Marles defends Labor’s record in defence
Richard Marles argues the Labor government has delivered dramatic reform in defence to project Australia into a much changed and more dangerous region. Is that right?
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Defence
Defence strategy fills gaps but misses holes
We need to move towards a wider conversation around national security and mobilisation, and be clear on the vulnerability in our capabilities until the late 2030s.
- Jennifer Parker
Defence’s $330b plan still leaves decade of danger
Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia faces a “precarious” decade, by the end of which defence spending will be about $100 billion a year.
- Andrew Tillett
Seven’s new Boral bid; Mercedes mortgage pain; $77m Toorak double deal
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Japan is finally waking up from its lost decades. Can it last?
The country is doing defence deals and its economy is powering up. But it has a fight on its hands to keep the momentum going given its structural challenges.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
Trump flexible on AUKUS subs: Republicans
Republicans have signalled that Donald Trump is likely to back the AUKUS submarine sale deal with Australia if he is elected president in November.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Fumio Kishida
US and Japan build new Asia-Pacific defence ‘latticework’
With an eye to both China and a possible Trump presidency, Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida are writing another chapter in America’s Asian alliance architecture.
- James Curran
AUKUS moving too fast on Japan: top Republican
A high-ranking Republican senator said Japan should not be included in AUKUS until Australia gets approval to receive secret technology under the agreement.
- Matthew Cranston
Australia, Japan, US agree to missile pact against ‘rising threats’
The three countries have agreed to co-operate on a networked air defence architecture to counter China’s aggression in the Pacific.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Australia to join stepped-up patrols in South China Sea: US
The move follows historic joint naval exercises last weekend to push back on China’s aggression in the waterway, which sparked anger in Chinese media.
- Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom
