When I stared in newspapers it was often said that today’s paper is tomorrow’s fish and chip wrapper. It is a relief to know that some are not so casual about the press. John Menadue and Paul Keating both have long memories, and mark a special anniversary today. It is exactly three years to the day since The Age and SMH ran a series called ‘Red Alert – warning war with China would come within three years, making that deadline today.

This week have been working hard to bring you the best range of factual news and analysis on a very different war. As the US/Israeli war on Iran unfolds we have focused on its legality or........

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