Starick: Mali’s bold choice haunted by ghosts of SA catastrophes past
Whyalla should undeniably be saved but $2.4bn in government funds sets a disturbing precedent, writes Paul Starick. Have your say
Defence Industries
Full coverage of South Australia's defence industry, including the nuclear submarines program, shipbuilding operations at Osborne and future skills requirements.
Adelaide’s unlikely hospo hell saviour – a town 16,000km away
The answer to SA’s hospitality woes and abandoned shopfronts could be found in an unlikely place. Just ask this British cafe owner.
SA defence tech research gets multimillion-dollar boost
Hi-tech SA national security research has been awarded an out-size slice of funds to drive breakthrough military capability.
Acting PM’s bold Trump statement on Adelaide’s AUKUS subs
One week on from Donald Trump’s re-election, the Acting Prime Minister has made a bold statement on the future of Adelaide’s nuclear-powered submarine project.
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Starick: Foolish Labor antinuclear memes insult voters with blind ideology
Childish memes of mutant animals insult voters and help Peter Dutton’s nuclear power campaign, writes Paul Starick.
Families $20,000 worse off under Mali: Liberals’ budget attack
Axing a GP tax and investigating nuclear energy would help cut living costs under a Liberal government, Opposition Leader David Speirs says in his budget reply speech.
SA heavyweight puts ‘unpopular decision’ back in the spotlight
Hospitals, roads, schools and everything else on SA’s wishlist could easily be paid for if the state makes a hard choice, the former foreign minister and Liberal leader says.
Firepower gap: Cruise missiles ditched for Collins subs
Plans to retro-fit Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Adelaide-built Collins Class submarine fleet have been ditched.
Rusty subs cut fleet in half as Osborne preps for rare double-up
Plans to return one of Australia’s Adelaide-built Collins-class submarines to service have hit a seven-month delay.
Starick: Mali’s already found his new ramping
Expect Labor to pivot further from fixing the ambulance crisis – and be sceptical, writes Paul Starick.
1200 Chinese spies on Aussie turf, former spook reveals
A former secret agent has revealed the depths of infiltration by Chinese operatives in Australia – with more than 1200 spies active here.
‘No real consensus’: Defence experts’ warning on AUKUS agreement
The former Department of Defence secretary has said there is “no real consensus” on defence strategy among the major political parties as Australia progresses the AUKUS agreement.
‘Bigger than Adelaide’: Fix our housing woes to protect our future
The SA Premier has declared at the Defending Australia summit that the SA based AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project would need “an incredible number of skilled workers”.
‘That’s how deep the fear is, what we are defending against’
An interpreter resigned on the spot when she realised she might need to translate negative comments about her homeland by a former Chinese spy at the Defending Australia summit.
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