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Our hospitals won’t cope with a mass-casualty event
In January, a caravan was found in Sydney packed with explosives with a note in the...
Trump’s Gaza gambit
President Trump’s instinct to disrupt established pathways and his lack of deep engagement in...
Australia is a coin toss away from a mass casualty attack
A caravan packed with explosives is the means. A note in the vehicle with Jewish addresses...
Episode 31: Biden valedictory, Trump 2.0 prelude, & Bad Santa’s little Canberra helpers release more reviews
Episiode 31- Biden valedictory, Trump 2.0 prelude | RSS.com Marcus and Michael are back after a...
The Varghese review: protecting business as usual by ensuring ‘contestability’ is just a fluffy lap dog
Everybody says they want policy contestability because it tests ideas and can bring new insights...
Transparency essential if rebuilding is to be of Gaza, not Hamas
Speaking from Israel on Friday, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus was asked what Australia’s...
Trump 2.0: new deals on AUKUS and defence spending
In his second incarnation as US President, Donald Trump will be more certain of his own instincts...
Mark Dreyfus visit to Israel is no gimmick, but it must go beyond Labor PR
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, a prominent Jewish member of cabinet, is visiting Israel for about...
Funding the Defence of Australia in 2025: 6 recommendations for urgent change
No-one wants war, but the risk of conflict in our region is substantially growing, and we could...
This will be a year of living with danger
If you thought 2024 was hard for defence and security, the outlook at the beginning of 2025...
‘More of the same’ politics is a recipe for political death
If 2024 was the year of global elections, 2025 is the year voters want experimentation in politics...
Abandoning Israel comes with high price in Indo-Pacific
The Middle East is experiencing game-changing developments with consequences that extend well...
The PM plays spectator as the terrorism threat grows
Investigations into the terror attack on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans...
Not alert and not alarmed: our complacency puts us at risk, politically and socially
[Note to SAA readers: This article appeared in The Australian on 03 January 2025. Overnight the...