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China's President Xi Jinping (C) walks around the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square during a wreath-laying ceremony marking Martyrs' Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 30, 2019. (Photo by MADOKA IKEGAMI / POOL / AFP)

PM threatens to expose China

Communist revolution in China had only one justification — setting the Chinese people free. Australia’s call for an inquiry threatens to expose a fraud that dwarfs COVID-19.

Paul Monk

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TOPSHOT - A police officer walks past placards of detained rights activists taped on the fence of the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong on February 19, 2020, in protest against Beijing’s detention of prominent anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong. - Police in China have arrested Xu Zhiyong, a prominent anti-corruption activist who had been criticising President Xi Jinping’s handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)

China on a nightmare path

Shown up by Covid-19, Xi Jinping needs to be cut down to size. Kevin Rudd’s scandalous stance shows he is clearly not the man for the job.

Paul Monk

Inquirer

China Terracotta Statue Background. Istock

The new art of i-war

We need to fathom human nature to combat the dangers of technology.

Paul Monk

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly at the Manezh exhibition hall in downtown Moscow on January 15, 2020. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)

Evil at the heart of Russia

Vladimir Putin is not just a power-hungry autocrat, he is also the world’s most despicable thief.

Paul Monk

Review

Ancient Roman ruins - columns of Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, Lebanon./Lebanon

Virgil to Hitler, riches in the Ruins

Julia Hell is a professor of German literature at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Paul Monk

Inquirer

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating speaking at The AustralianÕs Strategic Forum: How should we manage our relationship with China? in Sydney on Monday 18th November 2019. Picture: Nikki Short

Keating and the truth about China

Paul Keating is wrong about Beijing’s rising power on numerous counts. His views need to be challenged.

Paul Monk

Review

Stalin’s pet plagiarist

This is a fascinating biography of Mikhail Sholokhov, one of the most famous and controversial Soviet-era Russian writers.

Paul Monk

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Members of an honor guard prepare for a welcome ceremony for visiting Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Prisoner of the State

Imprisoned democracy activist Yang Hengjun faces ‘justice’ the Chinese way.

Paul Monk

Books

Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets fly in formation with an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter over Newcastle, NSW. *** Local Caption *** The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, accompanied by the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (retd), Governor of NSW, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (retd), Minister for Defence Industry, the Honourable Steven Ciobo, MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, Senator the Honourable David Fawcett, Shadow Minister for Defence, The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Chief of Defence Force, General Angus Campbell AO DSC, and Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Gavin Davies, AO, CSC welcomed Australia’s first two F-35A aircraft into Australia on 10 December 2018. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) was proud to showcase the first two F35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force Fleet. Royal Australian Air Force pilots and maintenance personnel are embedded within United States Air Force units and partnering with Lockheed Martin in preparation for the introduction of Australia’s first fifth-generation air combat capability. The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is the most advanced, affordable fifth generation multi-role stealth fighter to meet Australia’s need to defeat emerging threats well into the future. The F-35A is truly next-generation due to its stealth capability, advanced sensors, data fusion and its ability to share information with other aircraft, Army units and Navy ships. The Australian Government has approved the purchase of 72 F-35A aircraft to replace F/A18A/B Hornets. The F-35A aircraft will be operated by the Air Force’s Number 3 Squadron, part of the Air Combat Group at RAAF Base Williamtown.

Imperfect protection

Hugh White has spent the better part of his career specialising in Australia’s defence policy and military force structure.

Paul Monk

Books

ASEAN-Australia Retreat Family PhotoASEAN leaders pose at the ASEAN in Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Pictured are (from left to right) - Lao PDR's Prime Minister His Excellency Dr Thongloun Sisoulith, Indonesia's President His Excellency Mr Joko Widodo, Cambodia's Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Brunei Darussalam's Sultan and Prime Minister His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Thailand's Prime Minister His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Australia's Prime Minister The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, Singapore's Prime Minister His Excellency Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Vietnam's Prime Minister His Excellency Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of the President, The Honourable Alan Peter Cayetano, Myanmar's State Counsellor Her Excellency Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Malaysia's Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. Photograph by Andrew Taylor/ ASEANinAus

In times like these

Can Australia find a secure future within its Asian geographical region as American power diminishes?

Paul Monk

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