Yesterday
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Bill Hayden’s foreign policy was his finest hour
Former Labor leader Bill Hayden’s 1983 ANZUS review preserved the alliance, but he despised craven and servile pandering to Washington
- James Curran
The map that shows Australia’s nine most important allies
The long list of alliances that Australia has joined in recent years is dizzying. Our international editor James Curran untangles the alphabet soup of acronyms and ranks them by importance.
- James Curran and Les Hewitt
How mass migration could spread the Israel-Hamas war to Europe
A failure to integrate migrant communities from the Middle East has led to parallel societies.
- James Crisp
This Month
- Opinion
- South China Sea
Australia cannot stay silent on China’s bullying of the Philippines
The latest maritime incident in the South China Sea warrants an unequivocal statement on escalating aggression and following through on promised joint patrols.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Albanese’s Washington mission is to get AUKUS done
It would not be in Australia’s nor America’s interest for the prime minister to head to China next month with nothing to show on AUKUS from the trip to the White House.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why the Middle East risks exploding
Anthony Albanese arrives in Washington as the Middle East crisis threatens to destabilise the entire region with unpredictable consequences.
- Jennifer Hewett
Economic ‘giant’ Max Corden dies, aged 96
One of Australia’s most influential economists, he was the intellectual thought leader behind cutting tariff protection in the 1970s and ’80s to help deliver today’s economic prosperity.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- The AFR View
China’s protracted release of Australian trade leaves a bad taste
China will use Anthony Albanese’s visit to set the relationship for the next 50 years, but it must end economic coercion of Australia.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Is the planet staggering towards global conflict?
The best way to stop war spreading is to make it clear to our adversaries the incalculable price they would pay for their bellicose behaviour.
- Alexander Downer
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Australia confronts a world of trouble
Even before Hamas struck, foreign-policy makers have had to get used to a pitiless procession of global shocks.
- Rory Medcalf
Thwarting China is not in our interests says former intelligence chief
Eminent strategist Peter Varghese is concerned that policy substance has gone missing in action.
- James Curran
How one kibbutz defended itself from Hamas
Hundreds were saved through the quick thinking of a lone woman, but a group of Gazan agricultural workers in the community paid the ultimate price.
- Wendell Steavenson
The return of the two Germanys
The country is in economic and political crisis and parties of the extreme left and right are rising again.
- Wolfgang Münchau
- Opinion
- Defence
Defence spending needs to increase 50pc
The military will be skewed towards a small number of potent but expensive submarines, leaving the rest of the navy and air force under-resourced.
- Rowan Moffit and Jon Stanford
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel confronts its grim choices
Hamas has already succeeded in its aims of stirring up hatred of Israel and antagonism towards the US across the Middle East.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Crypto donations for Hamas being sought in Australia on Telegram app
Counter-terrorism authorities have been alerted to posts on the messaging platform seeking money to fund the militant group’s fight against Israel.
- Tom Richardson and Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Joe Biden’s fraught mission of deterrence
The US president’s Middle East trip just got more complicated. But his calculus remains the same: to pull the region back from the brink of a major conflict.
- James Curran
Everyone is a revisionist in Asia today
A leading Indian strategic thinker cautions that visions of a stable Asian “order” are illusory as the regional balance of power shifts so rapidly.
- James Curran
Tears of relief as evacuated Aussies land in Sydney
There were emotional scenes at Sydney Airport as the first rescue flight carrying Australians out of Israel touched down.
- Updated
- Joanne Tran and Ayesha de Kretser
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden tries shuttle diplomacy on brink of war
The Hamas assault provoking Israel’s fierce response makes the Middle East a powder keg, and Joe Biden is expected to show solidarity for Israel while urging restraint.
- Jennifer Hewett
