Turnbull’s rebels call for new-look US alliance
The Sovereignty and Security forum in Canberra felt a little like the Defence version of World Series Cricket or LIV Golf – a breakaway policy game occurring in parallel to the real political contest.
The Sovereignty and Security forum in Canberra felt a little like the Defence version of World Series Cricket or LIV Golf – a breakaway policy game occurring in parallel to the real political contest.
The former PM appears hellbent on unsettling a century of Australian reliance on America as its principal ally and security partner, a stance that won’t be welcome on either side.
The astonishing street protests in Gaza, which have grown in size to thousands over successive days, will hurt the terror group more than any Israeli bomb ever could.
Labor will go to the polls having failed to act on its own dire warnings about the nation facing the most ‘complex and challenging’ strategic environment since WWII.
Opinion is split by what is the ultimate test of trust: will the US honour its subs deal – or do we need plan B?
The fact that Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are talking again after their Oval Office dust-up is something. As these fraught negotiations move forward, small wins are better than no wins.
Vladimir Putin is employing the classic Russian tactic of ‘talk and delay’ without providing any meaningful concessions. Yet he has only so much time to play with before Donald Trump loses patience.
Benjamin Netanyahu has warned ceasefire negotiations will only continue ‘under fire’ as Israel attacks killed more than 400 people including civilians, shattering the two-month-old ceasefire.
The political fight over whether or not this outcome was a diplomatic failure by Australia ignores the fact that Trump was hell bent this time around on rejecting all pleas for exemptions.
The world is about to see into the dark soul of Vladimir Putin to learn whether Russia’s dictator is really interested in peace.
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