by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 12, 2024 | Policy
There’s a whole set of political and ethical issues wrapped up in whether protesters like the ones gathered against Melbourne’s large Land Forces defence industry conference are right to confront police with anger, volleys of horse poo and tomatoes and even fires to...
by Greg Rose and Anthony Bergin | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
The difference between a marital commitment and an amorous affair is like the difference between Australian rhetoric and actual support for international law. We utter legal rhetoric about our committed relationship but we do what pleases us whenever convenient. In...
by Peter Jennings | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hamas terrorists killed six hostages in a tunnel deep under Rafah, southern Gaza, minutes before the Israel Defence Forces might have rescued them. One can only imagine the torment these people suffered across 11 months of captivity. This is a new inflection point in...
by Peter Jennings | Aug 19, 2024 | Policy, Uncategorized
On security checks of refugees from Gaza a lot of weight is being put on a handful of sentences uttered by ASIO head Mike Burgess in his recent television interview. Burgess is a smart public servant, defending his own organisation and not seeking to speak for...
by Anthony Bergin and Peter Jennings | Aug 19, 2024 | Policy
The Australian government’s trashing of relations with Israel undermines our strategic interest in the Middle East, damages intelligence co-operation, blunts trade and investment and – uniquely, in our view – puts domestic politics ahead of diplomatic interests. This...
