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Stormy seas yet to water down AUKUS as landmark looms

Governments are working hard to keep a controversial landmark security deal between Australia, the US and the UK afloat as it reaches its fifth anniversary.

AAP · Sep 11

Defence sources say Australian crew onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship

Albanese government won’t confirm if Defence personnel involved, but more than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5

The Making of an Autocrat: podcast out now

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on.

The Conversation · Jan 15

Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Emma Shortis warns against falling into Trump’s trade traps

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to have his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump this month, against a background of increased steel and aluminium tariffs and US pressure on Australia to boost its defence spending.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025

Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute won’t let us die wondering

As I begin this review sitting in a Canberra cafe, there are two blokes on the next table complaining about the present federal election campaign’s lack of substance. The complaints of one of them about the Coalition’s fuel excise cut were the first to catch my ear, but it was…

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025

No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leaders’ debate was a pedestrian affair

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have faced off in the first leaders’ debate of the 2025 federal election. The debate, hosted by Sky News and The Daily Telegraph, was held at the Wenty Leagues Club in Sydney’s western suburbs, where an audience of 100 undecided voters…

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2025

The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US

For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterial

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025

US election live blog

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The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

Trump and Harris trade insults and competing visions: 3 experts give their verdicts on the US presidential debate

Judging debates usually comes down to picking a winner or loser.

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2024

Australia thought it was done with Trump, now the US treaty ally is readying for his possible return

Canberra is focused on what a second Trump presidency could mean for Aukus – its deal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024