Series
Red Alert
Five national security experts assembled by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age conclude the overwhelming source of danger to Australia is from China — and we’re not prepared for it.
Australia faces the threat of war with China within three years – and we’re not ready
Are we prepared for full-scale conflict? Our panel of national security experts says no.
- Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott
‘Australia’s holiday from history is over’
Five of the nation’s top security minds sound the alarm about Australia’s readiness for war.
- Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott
- Video
Watch: Red Alert roundtable
Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott host five independent experts for a review of Australia’s national security.
Other series
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
This year’s laugh fest has kicked off, with more than 2000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look
- 10 stories
Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
- 5 stories