Ben Roberts-Smith defamation loss bad news for Seven boss as Nine marks ‘day of justice’

Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, who parachuted the former soldier into a network job in 2015, says ‘the judgment does not accord with the man I know’Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimesListen …

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Narendra Modi in Australia: a polarising leader meets a divided Indian diaspora

More than 20,000 supporters are expected at a public rally for the Indian PM in Sydney this week. But critics will be just as stridentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcasThe public events speak to Narendra Modi’s pop…

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Australia, India, Japan and US take thinly veiled swipe at China

Beijing clearly target of joint statement by Quad group calling for ‘stability in Indo-Pacific maritime domain’The leaders of the Quad group – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behaviour on Sat…

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China’s ambassador to Australia says Aukus an ‘unnecessary’ use of taxpayer money and ‘not a good idea’

Xiao Qian suggests improvement in Australian relationship with Beijing possible but would take ‘mutual respect’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s am…

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Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia

Leaders of Japan, India, US and Australia will instead meet on sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima this weekendGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has confirmed the Sydney Quad meeting will not go ahea…

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‘Wolf warrior’ or entertainer? Outspoken Japanese envoy Shingo Yamagami has no regrets as he departs Australia

The ambassador has been seen variously as giving Australia a ‘shake-up’ and ‘kicking own-goals’ during his Canberra postingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIf an ambassador’s job is to win friends and influence p…

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Australia would be ‘naive’ to think China’s new Antarctic station not for surveillance, analyst says

National security experts express concern over resumed construction of observatory which could be used for intelligence gatheringFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…

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