British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson came to the Sydney Town Hall on Thursday night for an event organised by the Lowy Institute. Judging by a rapturous reception, he beguiled a crowd of journalists, policy wonks and politicians.

That would not have been difficult in the circumstances given the suspension of disbelief that...

The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics, including Matt Canavan’s dual citizenship issue, what would his loss mean to the Nationals, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees saying Australia has broken its word, how the refugee deal between the US and Australia is...

What do nuclear submarines, top secret military bases and private businesses have in common?

They are all vulnerable to a simple slice of cheddar.

This was the clear result of a “pen testing”...