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DOGE and American military power – there’s a tsunami coming
Elon Musk has the goal of saving $US1 trillion dollars from the US Federal Government’s...
The 2025 Defence budget update: still sleeping walking to disaster
The Government recently released the 2024-25 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES)...
Trump halting military support to Ukraine risks handing both a propaganda and a real victory to Putin
After the disastrous Oval Office meeting with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald...
The facts have changed. Has the Australian Government noticed?
It’s important not to panic and to jump at ghosts and shadows. But when the facts change, a sane...
Beijing tested our defences — Anthony Albanese blew it
For years Australian ministers have said the country faces the most difficult strategic...
Grumpies live at the Australian Defence Magazine 2025 Congress – Episode 33
Episode 33 - Grumpy Strategists live at the Austra | RSS.com Recorded at the 2025 Australian...
China brings its tension & aggression in SE Asia into the peaceful South Pacific
The Chinese military’s no-notice live firing between Australia and New Zealand is bringing...
When the Trump show comes to the Indo Pacific
Donald Trump being willing to negotiate a deal on the war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin...
A stabilised relationship? Xi Jinping wants submission from Australia, not stability.
Beijing uses its military forces to send what diplomats call “signals” or, in plainer language,...
Australia’s vulnerable homeland: fixing critical Defence and national infrastructure weaknesses
As we see China's PLA-Navy warships firing live weapons in the waters between Australia and New...
Are we building the wrong defence industry?
In the recent years, Australian Governments have made repeated announcements about...
Implementing defence industry policy – what you see, and what you don’t
This month marks the first anniversary of the release of the government’s 2024 Defence Industry...
AUKUS: from strategic partnership to a deal kept on the road by Aussie cash
No one should take any comfort from the recent engagement that Defence Minister Richard Marles had...
AUKUS Grifter Watch—Beware breathless claims of economic benefits
Last year I warned about the proliferation of unsubstantiated claims about the economic benefits...