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 & 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.