PETER HARTCHER
Author  Journalist  Commentator

Red Alert is a series of articles based on the views of five national security experts assembled by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The former prime minister played a central role in his own downfall. In a series of four articles, Peter Hartcher and James Massola explain how his government unravelled.

Secret meetings and subterfuge over many months shored up Australia’s “40-year fantasy” of a mighty nuclear marriage with the US and UK.

In this six-part series, Peter Hartcher details how the Liberal Party's cycle of vengeance elevated Scott Morrison to the prime ministership.