This Month
The former MPs cashing in on Australia’s defence spending boom
Former defence ministers have ties to dozens of military companies, lobbying outfits, strategic advisory firms and think tanks.
September 2023
New aircraft backlog stretches well into 2030s: Boeing boss
The aerospace company’s global president and chief executive, Dave Calhoun, says high ticket prices are here to stay as long as there are not enough aircraft to meet demand.
October 2022
Forget the glitz - Labor’s budget bash is a low-key affair
If a federal jobs summit dominated by unions rather than CEOs set the tone, Labor’s No. 1 budget continued the theme.
September 2022
Brendan Nelson to head Boeing International in London
The former defence minister will be only the second non-American to hold the role.
July 2022
Qantas, Virgin ‘hostage’ to markets on sustainable fuel
Australia is producing feed stock used to create biofuels in other parts of the world and paying “seriously inflated” costs to import the fuels back, a Boeing executive says.
June 2022
Marles has some hardware headaches left on his desk
Australia’s huge defence spend will demand yet more difficult decisions for the new defence minister in coming months.
June 2021
Brendan Nelson ‘cautioned’ over association with Ben Roberts-Smith
Former federal defence minister Brendan Nelson says he was cautioned by a senior government figure about his support for Ben Roberts-Smith following the publication for articles which the former special forces soldier alleges are defamatory.
December 2020
War Memorial redevelopment gets heritage approval
Architects, former directors, historians and heritage campaigners oppose the $500m plan to dramatically increase the size of the historic Canberra institution.
November 2020
SAS soldiers to be dismissed over war crimes probe
Administrative action has begun against some personnel after the damning report
When the flag becomes a shroud of military secrecy
A government too keen to treat the military as props must use the dreadful revelations on Afghanistan to be more open on matters of war and peace.
October 2020
Former veterans minister warns of War Memorial heritage risk
Rudd government minister Alan Griffin is lobbying MPs over a planned $500 million redevelopment.
Fundraising in the time of coronavirus
The federal budget has long been a marquee fundraising event for the Liberal and National parties. This year, it's a little different.
August 2020
Letters: War Memorial - no harm intended to heritage
Australia and the Quad; Queensland locks out NSW and ACT; Australia Post delays delivery; vaccine development and the church; Matt Canavan and coal-fired power.
Monuments panel warns of war memorial heritage damage
A leading international advocacy group for the protection of historic sites has reservations about changes in the national capital.
War Memorial upgrade won't come at veterans' expense: PM
Scott Morrison says the $500 million redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial is a 'tremendous project' which will not steer funds away from supporting war veterans' mental health.
'Motivated by resentment': verbal grenades in War Memorial heritage battle
Former defence minister Brendan Nelson has hit back at critics of a $500 million redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial.
July 2020
'Shameful': ex-directors oppose War Memorial redevelopment
Brendon Kelson and Steve Gower oppose a planned $500 million expansion of the historic Canberra site and say it fails to honour the sombre nature of the Memorial.
June 2020
War Memorial boss rejects 'theme park' redevelopment concerns
The historic Canberra site's footprint will be expanded by about 80 per cent.
October 2019
Kerry Stokes guaranteed $500m War Memorial plan
Seven West chairman and Rich Lister Kerry Stokes gave a "personal guarantee" to the federal government that a half billion dollar upgrade to the Australian War Memorial would stay within its controversial budget.