National Security

Under normal circumstances, Trump’s criminal record and other aspects of his life, including financial history, would disqualify him from getting access to classified information.

Climate change should be at the heart of national security plans, say experts.

Gwyn Jenkins will not be the new prime minister’s adviser but that’s not unexpected under a change of government.

Police clashed with anti-war protestors during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. This year’s convention, also in Chicago, takes place in a similarly charged political and social environment.

For the first time in a decade, the terror threat has been elevated. But what does that really mean?

These cables are typically no wider than a garden hose.

The Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after years behind bars and in exile. What happens now?

Student-led protests in response to US engagement in the Vietnam War mounted in the 1960s and led to a group called the Weather Underground that believed in direct confrontation with the state.

Privacy advocates lost out when Congress reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without major reforms. But the renewal fight returns in 2 years.

The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?

Nigeria’s school abductions are a sign of neglect of territorial and human security in the country.

The government will head back to the High Court next month for another immigration case. If it loses, there could be wide-ranging consequences.

Amid reports of a dip in US production of nuclear submarines and concerns about the future of the agreement under Donald Trump, some have questioned the viability of AUKUS. But they need not worry.

ASIO is effective in defeating threats and being transparent in reporting on them, but its latest annual threat assessment leaves room to question its strategic priorities.

The fact that the presidency is attempting to get away with minimal regulation of bulk interception raises doubt about its commitment to ending intelligence abuse.

The bill seeks greater intelligence powers but neglects oversight.

Cabinet Office papers expose Thatcher’s anxiety over the famous book, and the difference between governing in the 1980s and the modern information age.

The release of more than 140 ex-detainees from immigration detention has prompted a panicked government response. So, what does the legislation say, and what happens now?

The Climate statement, prepared by departmental officials, will be released by the Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen on Thursday with updated security warnings.

David McBride helped bring about a reckoning with the Australian Defence Force, but came at a legal cost. Will it stop others coming forward?

A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.

Nearly four years on from the start of the pandemic, there has been no independent review of the role the intelligence agencies played during the crisis.

The loudest disagreements at this year’s ALP national conference are likely to be on foreign policy – the AUKUS deal prime among them.

The Security Intelligence Service needs public support and trust to do its work well. Adding a degree of transparency to it’s annual threat assessment should help.

Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.