Albanese, Labor face test of ticker over Defence review
The Defence Strategic Review’s vision of radical change and restructuring the defence force is a step in the right direction. Labor has defined the test for itself. Is it up to the job?
The Defence Strategic Review’s vision of radical change and restructuring the defence force is a step in the right direction. Labor has defined the test for itself. Is it up to the job?
Japan’s corporates fear the reliability of Australia as an energy supplier, warns the outgoing and outspoken ambassador Shingo Yamagami.
Jim Chalmers is shifting the dial towards jobs in the trade-off against inflation, part of Labor’s mission for change that includes recasting our most important monetary institution.
Penny Wong backs deterrence and the Taiwan status quo. She’s right to do so, but the question remains: is the US being outflanked?
The party faces its biggest calamity since formation. Many Liberals shun this language as hyperbole. But they misconceive the challenge.
Senior Liberals and former leaders and ministers have called on Peter Dutton to conduct a wide-ranging policy review to promote a stronger agenda and identity.
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The Australian tragedy of 2023 is about to unfold. Anthony Albanese has conflated the just cause of Indigenous recognition with a model that breaches too many principles to be supported.
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The Albanese government now seeks to stabilise bilateral relations with China while embarking on a partnership with the US and regional nations in a strategy to deterrence against China – a challenging brief.
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