Dutton fires a late salvo and declares war on defence drift
The Opposition Leader’s plan to boost spending brings some welcome substance to the campaign at last.
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Marles making a mockery of caretaker conventions
There is no defensible basis to deny the Coalition an intelligence briefing on Russia’s interest in a military presence in Indonesia. I strongly suspect the Albanese government is trying to hide intelligence reporting.
PM’s hasty denial over Russian air base simply not believable
Nothing to see here? Don’t you believe it. We are in a world of pain, led by delusional political leaders incapable of responding to the hard realities of power politics playing out in our region.
China’s ‘research ship’ just the latest act of an aggressor
The government should direct the air force to fly P8 maritime surveillance aircraft around the Chinese ship.
Trump is not wrong to remind the world that a third world war is a risk
Conflicts imposed on Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan are intensifying rather than breaking out in peace. The assumption that they aren’t central to Australia’s interests is dead wrong.
Forget Collins, these should be our defence priorities
A decade-long slow-motion defence crisis is now speeding up. Here are the moves the government should make next.
Role of crime in anti-Semitic attacks is a complicating factor, not a cleansing one
Politics are at play in the story of a bomb that wasn’t a bomb and anti-Semitism that apparently wasn’t about Jew-hatred.
Trump shows strong hand, but we hold AUKUS ace
The US President’s speech to congress played to his strengths, but his announcement to ‘resurrect shipbuilding’ may present Australia with a golden opportunity.
Here are 10 lessons from Oval Office spat
Great television but poor diplomacy. Here’s a top ten list after the remarkable televised meeting in the Oval Office, and a prediction for JD Vance’s future.
Beijing tested our defences — Albanese blew it
In three decades of working closely with governments on defence strategy, I have never seen a prime minister less competent than Anthony Albanese at leading on national security.
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