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
Life in the burbs
We’re celebrating Sydney’s suburbs and local writers have been penning pieces about the neighbourhoods they know best. Read all their stories here.
- 8 stories
Australia’s baby bust
The fertility rate in Australia is at a record low. We explore why we’re having fewer babies – and what that means for the country’s future.
- 15 stories