by Richard Herr and Anthony Bergin | Sep 8, 2025 | China, Featured, South Pacific
As Prime Minister Albanese heads to Honiara for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting this week he won’t find one big happy family. Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, may well have undermined efforts by the Forum leaders to manage increasing...
by Peter Jennings | Aug 25, 2025 | Featured, Policy
Anthony Albanese says Australians want to see two things happen on the conflict in Gaza: “One, they want people to stop killing each other … Second thing that they want is for conflict to not be brought here.” On both counts the Prime Minister will be disappointed....
by Michael Shoebridge | Aug 5, 2025 | China, Featured, Policy
Prime minister Albanese just got back from his fourth meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping telling us he’s established a strong personal relationship with China’s leader. His leadership meetings have apparently built mutual respect and trust. But it turns out...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 26, 2025 | AUKUS, Featured, Indo Pacific, Policy, Strategy & Capability
There’s been plenty of criticism and consternation about reports Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon official running the Trump Administration’s AUKUS review, had asked for some kind of commitment about Australian involvement if there were a conflict with China over Taiwan....
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jul 15, 2025 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, Featured, Indo Pacific, Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Oh dear, what have you done to my fleet!? & Is Aus | RSS.com The Grumpies go over an Audit report revealing the comprehensive, systemic failures of Defence, the Navy and its contractors to maintain and operate the Navy’s two biggest ships. The obvious...
