Muslim groups alarmed by push to ban flag used by Islamic State
The Australian National Imams Council said prohibiting the flag was analogous to banning the Christian cross because it had been misused by the Ku Klux Klan.
- by Matthew Knott
Latest
Senate inquiry says Chinese super app WeChat needs a TikTok-style ban
The Senate inquiry into foreign interference via social media has called for tech companies to be required to maintain a physical presence in Australia.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Cinema
How I fell in love with the flicks again (while dressed in pink)
Something shifted in the universe, and the bizarre cultural phenomenon that is Barbenheimer got me back in front of the big screen.
- by Matthew Knott
Minister announces inquiry into offshore detention contracts scandal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Peter Dutton to co-operate with a government probe into the offshore detention contracts scandal engulfing the opposition leader’s former home affairs ministry.
- by Angus Thompson and Matthew Knott
‘Catastrophic impact’: Opposition wants Taipans retired sooner after four deaths
Defence Minister Richard Marles said the search-and-rescue mission off the Queensland coast has become a recovery operation.
- by Matthew Knott and Ben Cubby
Troubled Taipans expected to fly again after crash: army chief
Simon Stuart says he expects the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter to remain in use until its scheduled retirement next year despite Friday’s crash.
- by Matthew Knott
Updated
Defence
Investigation launched into military helicopter crash, four feared dead
Top US and Australian defence officials have paid tribute to four military personnel feared dead after a crash during a joint training exercise on Friday night.
- by Matthew Knott, Cloe Read and Amber Schultz
Assange ‘endangered lives’: Top official urges Australia to understand US concerns
In his strongest comments on the matter, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Assange had allegedly endangered lives and put US national security at risk.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Hugely significant’: Australia to manufacture and export missiles to US
Australia is set to begin manufacturing missiles within two years under an ambitious plan that will see the country supply guided weapons to the United States.
- by Matthew Knott
‘A risk we should not take’: Republican resistance mounts to nuclear submarine plan
Twenty-three Republican senators say the current plan to supply three Virginia class subs to Australia would dangerously weaken the US Navy.
- by Matthew Knott
Analysis
AUKUS
Why the US must seize the chance to show that AUKUS is on track
The US secretary of state and defence secretary undoubtedly feel on friendly ground in Australia, but it’s not quite as friendly as they may imagine.
- by Matthew Knott