Yesterday
AUKUS navy chiefs sound alarm over China, Russia, Iran collaboration
The head of the US Navy warns that “unfettered access” to the sea for trade is at risk from authoritarian countries dubbed the “axis of upheaval”
- Andrew Tillett
This Month
White House, Westminster turmoil won’t jeopardise AUKUS: navy chiefs
Top commanders of the three AUKUS navies have signed a ‘Statement of Intent for Lethality’ and say politics won’t get in the way.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Defence
There’s no point dwelling on AUKUS paths not taken
The submarine project needs more constructive criticism, and less grievance from those whose preferences were not followed.
- Justin Burke
In this city, some home owners want to sell to locals only
Interstate investors are being overlooked to give locals a chance to enter Western Australia’s booming property market.
- Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
What is Trumponomics 2.0, and how will Australia manage it?
Some of Donald Trump’s new economic plans may help Canberra. Most of them will leave us more alone in increasingly volatile world markets.
- Susan Stone
Britain still good for delivery of AUKUS subs, Marles says
The defence minister has rushed to Britain to reassure himself that the new Labour government is up to the challenge of developing a new nuclear-powered fleet.
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘Like lockdown, in a tube’: Aussies taking the plunge in nuclear subs
After up to 18 months of training, three Australian submariners will deploy on British Astute-class boats. It’s a small step on the long road to AUKUS.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Exclusive
- Malcolm Turnbull
Revealed: Turnbull’s Paris option to revive French subs deal
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull paved the way for Australia to renegotiate the French submarine contract when Labor came to power, but there was silence from the new government.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Opinion
Control of the sea is worth gambling on AUKUS
To any objective observer it is apparent acquiring nuclear-powered submarines has significant advantages for national security. However, these come with major costs and risks.
- Richard Dunley
- Exclusive
- Donald Trump
Australia might blink at AUKUS cost, fears Trump’s ex-Pentagon chief
A former top security official under Donald Trump says AUKUS would be safe under a Trump administration but he is more worried Australia could baulk at the hefty cost.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- UK election
The Conservatives imploded. Labour simply filled the vacuum
Labour’s landslide shares some parallels with Tony Blair’s 1997 win but those end with Keir Starmer’s small target strategy and threadbare policy.
- Michael Turner
- Opinion
- Opinion
There is no catastrophic failure of AUKUS Plan A
The “optimal pathway” may not run exactly to plan, but the risk is known, is being managed, and all three partners have demonstrated their commitment to the process.
- Jennifer Parker
Why AUKUS could cost billions and leave us with nothing
This week on The Fin podcast, International Editor James Curran goes inside the AUKUS deal and reveals why a key group of critics believes it could be a financial and strategic disaster.
- Analysis
- Analysis
AUKUS future is resting on belief alone
Defence and government figures brim with confidence over Australia’s nuclear submarine program, but there’s no Plan B and – to some – there’s an air of desperation.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Levy on coal, gas and iron ore exporters could save AUKUS subs
Readers’ letters on saving submarines; the consumer data right; responsibility for scams; renewables’ potential; opportunities for independents; and the UK election.
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
A resurgent Trump will have consequences for Australia
Trump 2.0 will pile rising expectations in Washington on Australia’s military readiness and on its strategic minerals. But that’s just the start.
- Patrick Gibbons
- Exclusive
- Defence
Senior WA minister airs doubts on AUKUS submarine schedule
WA Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia believes Australia is likely to receive five US-made nuclear-powered submarines, implying delays in the ones to be built.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- USA
AUKUS ‘moonshot’ may be a tragically expensive failure
It is alarming that both Coalition and Labor politicians fail to acknowledge the risk that Australia could be left with no submarine capability by the end of the 2030s.
- James Curran
- Exclusive
- USA
‘A cruel joke’: Why AUKUS might leave Australia stranded
A group of defence experts says that the Albanese government is on course for a financial and strategic AUKUS disaster, in the final part of an exclusive series.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- The AFR View
On AUKUS, Australia must catch up, not start again – yet again
Australia’s political, diplomatic and defence chiefs need to work with AUKUS counterparts in America and Britain to find a way through the gridlock.
- The AFR View
