Peter Hartcher

Online corporations largely have given up their pretence at trying to impose any kind of civility on their platforms.

The more the US depends on Australia, the more likely it will defend it, runs the logic. But if Trump returns to the White House, a rethink will be required.

In the first of a five-part series, international editor Peter Hartcher examines why Donald Trump is more inclined to like a US enemy than a friend if he wins a second term as president.

If America is incapable of funding a top strategic priority in the Pacific even when it has the support of both Democrats and Republicans, what can it achieve?

All eyes are Clare O’Neil as she heads to Washington for her first meeting of home affairs ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing nations.

On Saturday, the prime minister unveils his plans for a referendum for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. The stakes could not be higher.