Yesterday
Aussie cyber firm goes it alone with US expansion
Trent Telford is on a high after his firm Cocoon Data scored a Google deal and made progress cracking the US market, but he says it’s no thanks to the Australian government.
- Matthew Cranston
This Month
- Opinion
- Japan
Japan and Australia face a turning point in world history
Tokyo and Canberra back a free and open international order against unilateral attempts to coerce, says a contender in Japan’s prime ministerial race.
- Yoko Kamikawa
Defence company boss ousted after tensions over big contracts
Ben Hudson is out as BAE Systems CEO after concerns he was not focused enough on AUKUS submarines.
- Andrew Tillett
Rate rises are doing what they were meant to
Readers’ letters on interest rate policy; wealth and the young; Australia’s place in Asia; credit card fees; sumo tournaments; fixed-interest investors; and David Rowe’s cartoons.
Deterrence key to preventing war with China: Rudd
It needs to be made clear to Beijing that military adventurism comes at a high price, the Australian ambassador to the US told the AFR Asia Summit.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Asia-Pacific
Wong’s rallying cry to region over US-China tensions
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Indo-Pacific needs to work collectively to manage relations between the US and China.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Perth
Why Albanese is talking big in WA
The Albanese cabinet is trying to prop up its electoral standing in Western Australia with the promise of new jobs and economic opportunities. The resources sector is highly sceptical of Labor’s agenda.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Why has a long-term understanding with Asia eluded us?
Even as Australia has become more multicultural, the best we can manage is a pragmatic relationship punctuated with fits of enthusiasm.
- James Curran
REA mulls $8.5b bid; Vegan chain collapses; Shemara’s next big move
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August
AUKUS chiefs torpedo submarine sales fears
AUKUS is a strategic imperative for all three navies, a top US Navy commander says, although there are challenges ahead.
- Andrew Tillett
Austal heads to debt markets to fund $440m US expansion plans
The only ASX-listed defence shipbuilder needs to finance big growth in Alabama shipyards, where it has a multi-billion dollar order from the US Navy.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Australian economy
The late Mike Lynch had big lessons for Australian business
If Australia wants to get the most out of AUKUS, then it must adopt the kind of SME-based procurement rules the controversial entrepreneur pushed for.
- Rohan Silva
- Opinion
- Indonesia
Government hasn’t matched Keating’s Indonesia pact
The new defence agreement with Jakarta is a welcome development, but the government claims too much too soon about its place in history.
- James Curran
This complex AUKUS sub has Xbox controllers for its periscopes
The multi-billion dollar nuclear submarine USS Hawaii was steered into Perth this week with a 26-year-old Queenslander named Will at the helm.
- Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Indonesia
Our new quiet security embrace as Jakarta hedges bets
Indonesia’s strategic wariness of China has culminated in this week’s military co-operation agreement with Australia. But don’t read too much into it.
- Susannah Patton and Rahman Yaacob
AUKUS nuclear sub pact good for regional security: NZ prime minister
Visiting Australia for leaders’ talks, New Zealand’s Christopher Luxon says he wants greater interoperability with Australia’s military.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
AUKUS partners are unlocking a future made in Australia
The UK and the US have finalised the establishment of an export licence-free environment, unlocking billions of dollars of investment and cutting red tape for Australian industry.
- Richard Marles
‘Defies parody’: Evans lashes Marles, Albanese over AUKUS
The former Labor foreign minister has offered a withering critique of the Albanese government’s embrace of the defence agreement.
- James Curran
AUKUS deal prioritises US, UK subs over Australia
The US and British governments can give just one year’s notice to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
JB Hi-Fi rallies; CFMEU jail warning; A luxury home agent speaks
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