Michael Read

Australia's top intelligence agency has joined a rare Five Eyes warning that Chinese spies are posing as recruiters online to cultivate sources and gather sensitive government and military information.

Australia's ski resorts have been blanketed with fresh snow for the opening weekend, but an emerging El Nino and lift tickets costing as much as $270 a day threaten to take some of the shine off the season.

Australia would be among the world's biggest losers from Donald Trump's proposed 12.5 per cent tariff on imports, with new modelling showing the

The federal government has struck a partnership with Microsoft aimed at protecting Australia's critical digital infrastructure, amid warnings that

Former ambassador to the United States Dennis Richardson has dismissed criticism of Australia's acquisition of three second-hand nuclear-powered

Labor's longest-serving foreign minister Gareth Evans has urged the Albanese government to develop an alternative to AUKUS in case the US cannot

Australia controls its borders better than the UK and has a stronger track record on integration, but past multicultural success won’t guarantee future peace.

The Reserve Bank has rebuffed union demands to guarantee employees the right to work from home and protect wages against inflation, setting the stage for another potentially bitter pay dispute with staff.

The 3.6 hectare site at Penrith, established in 1941 for the Royal Australian Engineers but vacant since 2016, is expected to be developed into apartments.

The Reserve Bank has warned it will not hesitate to raise interest rates further if it fears inflation is becoming embedded across the economy, even as it left the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent.