Politics

For decades officials from other nations have expressed bemusement at the ridiculous levels of defence secrecy in Australia.

Shadow defence minister James Paterson has urged the Albanese Government to publicly condemn a Chinese military incident that put ADF personnel at risk.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers invited economists to Canberra to hear their views on the economy. But a former Treasury economist said it looked like a scheme to make them back off from slamming the Budget.

The outcome may not pass the pub test but the outgoing head of the corporate regulator says it was justified in taking on the Star casinos case.

What’s his end game? The world is asking itself that question over and over as it watches Donald Trump double down in the Middle East.

A former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning of petrol rationing should the Iran war continue.

The long-ranged Shahed-136 drone has become central to Iran’s retaliation strategy against the US and its regional allies. 

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Government wants ‘every seat filled’ amid reports flights are returning to Australia with empty seats.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia is helping the United States and Israel with operations in Iran, also confirming Australian sailors were onboard the submarine that sunk an Iranian warship.

A steady line of American Presidents have chipped away at a foundational principal of American democracy — unless the US is under attack, the power to declare war remains with Congress

Secret command structures: The deadly attacks from the US and Israel have not threatened the Iranian regime’s grip on power, say European and Arab officials

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has spent much of his long career lecturing American presidents on the need to confront Iran. 

President Donald Trump has given a blunt update on the war with Iran, saying Iranians now have just two choices.

Iran’s barrage of retaliatory strikes is a wake-up call for countries that have pretended the Russian-Ukraine conflict was a faraway concept.

The US strike on Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, which killed at least 84 of those on board has become a political nightmare for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.