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A Defence Force that meets Australia’s strategic requirements: Paper 2 in A Blueprint for the Next Government
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its strategic outlook are in crisis and urgent action is...
Accidental honesty: The Quad IS all about deterring an aggressive China
It’s great that US President Biden started the Quad Leaders meetings and that there have been four...
Australia’s missing nuclear debate – it’s not about subs
Recently, the nuclear debate, such as it is in Australia, has been captured by two significant...
Two ministers, two defence policies — same old delusions
The Albanese government has given us two defence ministers: Richard “Call me Deputy Prime...
Why Australia should be concerned if our major banks withdraw from the Pacific
The Albanese government recently pledged an extra $6.3 million to prevent the loss of banking...
The trap of silence
Some head-of-state, and head-of-government, visits are not like others. Generally,...
A rusted out hulk is where China’s brazen violence can fail – obviously and in plain sight.
As we watch the brazen violence of the Chinese coastguard around the Philippines' 2nd Thomas...
Cracks in the ‘stabilised’ relationship exposed during Premier Li’s triumphal Australian visit
Premier Li’s triumphal visit to Australia was meant to mark another waypoint on the journey to a...
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...
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,...
China’s aggressive military shows Australia needs a new playbook
The latest dangerous aggression by China’s military against Australia’s defence personnel –...
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...
Rolling back dangerous Chinese military behaviour – it starts with a phone call
It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that a Chinese jet has endangered an Australian Navy helicopter...
Why we should pay attention to China’s Antarctic moves
After Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s recent meeting with Penny Wong in land-locked Canberra it...