Are we on a collision course for war with China? Does our military have the weapons it needs to fight a modern war? How useful will the much hyped AUKUS submarines be in a potential conflict? 

For a day and a half in February this year, The Age and TheSydney MorningHerald hosted a gathering of experts to examine Australia’s most urgent & dangerous national security threats. 

Today, political editor and international editor at The Age and TheSydney MorningHerald Peter Hartcher joins Matthew Knott to discuss their latest editorial project - Red Alert.

Are we on a collision course for war with China? Does our military have the weapons it needs to fight a modern war? How useful will the much hyped AUKUS submarines be in a potential conflict? 
For a day and a half in February this year, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald hosted a gathering of experts to examine Australia’s most urgent &amp; dangerous national security threats. 
Today, political editor and international editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Peter Hartcher joins Matthew Knott to discuss their latest editorial project - Red Alert.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Is Australia prepared for war with China?

A fire at a Geelong oil refinery - one of two refineries left in Australia - has heightened anxiety around fuel supply.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen joins the Inside Politics podcast today to address the impact of this fire and the scramble for petrol and diesel imports as the nation grapples with one of the most severe oil shocks in history.

The pugilistic minister, a lighting rod in the debate about Australia's renewable energy transition, joins chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and energy correspondent Mike Foley to discuss the rocky path to a green economy, and Australia's position to deal with the war and subsequent energy crisis.

You can read Sakkal and Foley's story on our websites here, and all our federal political coverage here.

A fire at a Geelong oil refinery - one of two refineries left in Australia - has heightened anxiety around fuel supply.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen joins the Inside Politics podcast today to address the impact of this fire and the scramble for petrol and diesel imports as the nation grapples with one of the most severe oil shocks in history.
The pugilistic minister, a lighting rod in the debate about Australia's renewable energy transition, joins chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and energy correspondent Mike Foley to discuss the rocky path to a green economy, and Australia's position to deal with the war and subsequent energy crisis.
You can read Sakkal and Foley's story on our websites<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/bigger-fuel-reserves-ev-trucks-on-labor-s-agenda-after-major-shock-prompts-rethink-20260416-p5zog0.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=inside_politics&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom"> here, </a>and all our federal political coverage <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=inside_politics&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">here</a>.

No ‘drill baby drill’ moment: Chris Bowen on oil shock’s impact on green Australia

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Seven weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the narrative that Donald Trump was pushed into the war by Benjamin Netanyahu, and that the US president is an agent of Israel, still permeates the internet.
How much truth is there to these claims?
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher talks about who really is driving the war, and why it matters.

Read Hartcher's column here.

Seven weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the narrative that Donald Trump was pushed into the war by Benjamin Netanyahu, and that the US president is an agent of Israel, still permeates the internet. How much truth is there to these claims? Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher talks about who really is driving the war, and why it matters. Read Hartcher's column <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/trump-and-netanyahu-started-the-war-together-only-one-is-determined-to-keep-fighting-20260413-p5zngp.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">here</a>.

Trump or Netanyahu – who pushed who into the Iran war?

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As our journalist James Massola put it, his niece Mattea is like most three-year-olds: boisterous and bursting with energy.
Mattea is also not like most three-year-olds: from the moment she was born, her parents have had to grapple with a complex set of problems that make life very different.
I’m Samantha Selinger-Morris, and you’re listening to The Morning Edition, from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
Today, chief political commentator James Massola on Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme and what next month’s expected cuts to the scheme really mean.

As our journalist James Massola put it, his niece Mattea is like most three-year-olds: boisterous and bursting with energy. Mattea is also not like most three-year-olds: from the moment she was born, her parents have had to grapple with a complex set of problems that make life very different. I&rsquo;m Samantha Selinger-Morris, and you&rsquo;re listening to The Morning Edition, from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Today, chief political commentator James Massola on Australia&rsquo;s National Disability Insurance Scheme and what next month&rsquo;s expected cuts to the scheme really mean.

My niece needs the NDIS. Yes, it must be cut – but with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

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Is Australia prepared for war with China?

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