The Australian government’s trashing of relations with Israel undermines our strategic interest in...
Peter Jennings
Two ministers, two defence policies — same old delusions
The Albanese government has given us two defence ministers: Richard “Call me Deputy Prime...
An inflection point for Israel, Iran, Washington – even Australia
Israel has not acknowledged the role it played planting the bomb which killed Hamas leader Ismael...
Words on terrorism threat matter but they must say something
Anthony Albanese stressed that “words matter” in Monday’s media conference announcing that ASIO...
PM’s reshuffle a recipe for blame shifting
Anthony Albanese’s ministerial reshuffle weakens the Department of Home Affairs, gives Defence two...
Trump, the messiah? No one can script where this goes now
Even an assassination attempt becomes just another marketing angle in our world of 24/7 politics....
Anthony Albanese’s chronic inertia on Palestine fans the flames of violence
Australia’s “new” Parliament House was designed to be an open building where citizens could...
Forget the media circus, Julian Assange put our brave soldiers’ lives in danger
Julian Assange emerged from his charter jet in Canberra on Wednesday night in a dark suit, white...
Albanese’s three fudges on China yield nothing — and weaken us
The price Australia pays for Anthony Albanese’s stabilised engagement with communist China is that...
This trial hasn’t finished Trump — it has invigorated him
It remains to be seen if Donald Trump’s conviction on felony counts in a New York courtroom will...
New president gives Australia chance to step up engagement with democratic Taiwan
On Monday 20 May, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan,...
Beijing’s bullying needs to be called out, loud and clear
Defence Minister Richard Marles was absolutely right to call out China publicly for the “unsafe...
Anthony Albanese turns a deaf ear to Australia’s rising terror threat
The appearance at the National Press Club of ASIO director-general Mike Burgess and Australian...
Wakeley terror attack: Seven questions our leaders must answer
At the start of inevitably lengthy police and intelligence inquiries into the terrorism-motivated...
Iran blitz exposes peace ‘fantasy’ of Labor foreign policy
On Israeli estimates, Iran launched 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles and 110 surface-to-surface...