Putin's Russia
Putin warns that Russia could arm others to strike Western targets
Germany joined the United States recently in authorising Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.
- by James Jordan and Harriet Morris
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$14b super fund misled investors by greenwashing, court finds
Active Super deceived investors when it claimed it had restricted members’ exposure to gambling, coal and Russian companies, the Federal Court ruled.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Frydenberg 2.0 presents a problem for the Liberals
A faction in Kooyong has started to agitate for Mr Josh Frydenberg to be the Liberal candidate in this seat. The current selected candidate, Amelia Hamer, won the right to be the candidate with a large majority vote nine weeks ago. Will we next hear that she has “generously” stepped aside for Mr Frydenberg? Being a woman, she must know what action is expected of her.
Marles raises ‘unsafe’ navy encounters in ‘frank’ talks with Chinese defence minister
The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.
- by Lisa Visentin
Trump guilty verdict will test justice system
While justice for rich white men of power moves at a snail’s pace in the US, with the backing of US oligarchs, the Murdoch and right-wing media, Putin’s online hackers, Elon Musk’s X, the religious hard right, and the conservative appointees on the Supreme Court, it will be interesting to see if nobody truly is above the law.
Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement
Relations between Poland and Russia have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.
- by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk
Opinion
Global economy
Xi and Putin’s love-in is an ominous sign for the West
Russia and China have traditionally treated each other with mutual suspicion and loathing. But now they are closer than ever.
- by Liam Halligan
Updated
Protests
Fury in Georgia as ‘Russian law’ bill passes parliament
Moscow uses similar legislation to crack down on independent news media, nonprofits and activists critical of the Kremlin, opposition says.
- by Sophiko Megrelidze
Opinion
Opinion
Unwitting Australians are doing Putin’s dirty work for him
There is a creeping acceptance of views branding Australia and its allies as imperialists and using whataboutism to deflect moral arguments against tyrants. Much of it is home-grown.
- by Matthew Sussex
Russia’s richest don’t know how to pass on their billions
For Russia’s elite, passing on family wealth has become more complex than ever.
- by Bloomberg News
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin humiliated as his gas empire crumbles
Vladimir Putin is throwing everything he has got at ramping up Russia’s war machine. But it does not include one previously reliable source of cash.
- by Tim Wallace