The Portuguese, Dutch and British empires all vied for control over the vital shipping lane.

The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.

After coding, mathematics and chatbots, AI companies are setting their sights on the messy world of biology.

Tariffs and regulation of tech giants are already causing friction. But one of his biggest tasks may be convincing Australians the US alliance still matters.