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Christopher Pyne was the federal Liberal MP for Sturt from 1993 to 2019, and served as a minister in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments. He now runs consultancy and lobbying firms GC Advisory and Pyne & Partners and writes a weekly column for The Advertiser.

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Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, the military reserve of the Ukrainian Armes Forces, take part in a military exercise near Kiev on December 25, 2021. - The trainees are part of reservist battalions set-up to protect a district in Kiev in the event of an attack on Ukraine's largest city. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent months, as fears have mounted that Russia, which Kiev says has massed around 100,000 troops on its side of the border, is plotting to launch a large-scale attack. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Explainer: What’s going on in Ukraine, and why it matters to us

The West is trying to stand up to Russia and as always, Ukraine is stuck in the middle. Here’s what’s going on, and why it matters to Australians, writes Christopher Pyne.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 31, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Adelaide to visit space and defence industries. (LtoR) Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, SA Premier Steven Marshall, and PM Scott Morrison. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dean Martin

Spare a thought for Marshall and Morrison’s horror year too

Neither the Premier or PM were bitten by a bat or a pangolin in a wet market, nor played any part in a Wuhan virus lab (if you buy that theory), writes Christopher Pyne.

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At ASC Osborne, the official launch of OPV Arafura. (LtoR) Commodore SteveTiffen, currently the Director General Naval Construction, with Nova Peris OAM and Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Chief of Navy Australia.16 December 2021. Picture Dean Martin

Get a deep appreciation of what we’ve built

South Australians should feel deservedly proud of what their shipyard at Osborne has built – and there is more to come, writes Christopher Pyne.

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Leader of the Opposition, Steven Marshall voting at the pre-poll booth at Glynde Lutheran Church in Glynde, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AAP Image/MATT LOXTON)

Watch out! The next state poll is less than 100 days away

Labor has to win five seats to win government from Steven Marshall’s Liberals in the coming state election. Christopher Pyne crunches some numbers to see how this might fall out.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos , DECEMBER 5, 2021: Labor Leader, Hon. Anthony Albanese delivering a speech to Labor supporters around his plans for Australia's future in Ashfield, Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

Canberra is in chaos but no one is ready to bet on Labor yet

The past few weeks have looked bad for the government but to the people who really matter it will go mostly unnoticed, writes Christopher Pyne.

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Liberal feuds and holy wars are fatal distractions

Labor stands for little and Albanese has never bested Morrison in the popularity race but, remarkably, they’re highly competitive, writes Christopher Pyne.

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It wasn’t luck – the SA method cured the Covid madness

Anyone who thinks the SA Government’s remarkable job was really just good fortune needs their head read, writes Christopher Pyne.

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An man holds the national flag of China after a pro-Beijing activist group gathered outside the British Consulate-General to protest against the use of the British National (Overseas) passport in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021, as a new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live the day before. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Why Keating is dead wrong on China

Paul Keating seems to think China is like an adolescent growing up, and we should ride out its muscle flexing. He couldn’t be more wrong, says Christopher Pyne.

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This screengrab taken from handout video taken and released on November 3, 2021 by the Western Australian Police Force shows four-year-old Cleo Smith being rescued by police in Carnarvon, Western Australia. - Cleo Smith was abducted from a campsite in remote Western Australia 18 days ago and was discovered during a raid on a locked house on November 3, telling her shocked and elated rescuers: "My name is Cleo." (Photo by HANDOUT / WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE FORCE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE FORCE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The sinister stain on Cleo’s rescue joy

The news that Cleo Smith was alive – and the audio of her rescue – should melt the hardest of hearts, writes Christopher Pyne. What happened to her parents should enrage us.

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(FILES) This handout picture taken on February 11, 2019 and released by the Australian Department of Defence shows Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) shaking hands with Australia's Defence Minister Christopher Pyne (L) and France's Defence Minister Florence Parly (R) after signing a 66 billion USD submarine Strategic Partnership Agreement in Canberra. - Australia is expected to scrapped a 66 billion USD deal for France to build submarines, replacing it with nuclear-powered subs using US and British technology. (Photo by JAY CRONAN / AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE / AFP) / --EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE / NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Ignore green propaganda, Australia leads the way on climate action

Too many countries are all talk, no action when it comes to climate change targets. Australia is the opposite, argues Christopher Pyne.

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