Musk cuts to bleed US military, and allies will feel pain
The sheer size of Elon Musk’s impending cuts mean Pentagon and US military power will be in the frame along with everything else.
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Arab nations are quietly backing Israel against Iran. Why can’t the West do the same?
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Woolly-minded PM struggles for the right words on war
Anthony Albanese gave what was probably an unwitting insight into his thinking on the war in the Middle East when he said ‘overwhelmingly, it’s not front of mind of where Australians are at’.
Melbourne’s anti-war mob wants peace, but disarmament won’t achieve that
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Binskin report exposes more flaws at home than in Israel
It beggars belief that Penny Wong failed to note Binskin’s key finding that the IDF received reasonable and justified opinion that the convoy was under Hamas control or someone with links to Hamas.
Why one drone alone is not enough for our defences
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‘The Squad’ and allies must take stand on Shoal to thwart Beijing
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Dialogue’s no good if PM won’t stand up for us
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Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/michael-shoebridge