by Michael Shoebridge | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Policy
It’s time to notice big changes in our world when it comes to how Australia equips its military and spends the $59 billion annual defence budget. As ministers Marles and Conroy put the finishing touches to their brand new National Defence Strategy, they also...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Iran War: bad guys, rose petals and donuts – Trump | RSS.com Marcus and Michael reflect on their wisdom in modifying the Grumpies bunker to hold thousands of litres of diesel and 8 pallets of tinned tomatoes, as the war escalates in the Middle East. They set out...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Feb 26, 2026 | AUKUS, China, Podcasts
Plumbing new depths in politics. And Chinese sub n | RSS.com Marcus goes diving to try to find rock bottom in Australian political discourse, but has to come up for air. He at least found the curious case of a Canberra cafe that police found had put up satirical...
by Michael Shoebridge | Feb 23, 2026 | Policy
How is it that Australians – and our political leaders across the spectrum – seem so afraid of 34 women and children who have been living in a camp in Syria for 6 years? And why do we lazily talk about them as “ISIS brides” when the majority are...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jan 21, 2026 | Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Penguins, not principles, key to Australia’s Trump | RSS.com Marcus & Michael pull together a deal Australian PM Albanese can offer to his great & powerful pal, US President Trump, at his first meeting of the Board of Peace, with lessons in...
