by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Nov 7, 2025 | AUKUS, China, Featured, Indo Pacific, Podcasts
Trump ‘s Asia Tour; Crowned with success – and sta | RSS.com The Grumpies consider the net effect of US President Trump’s Asia tour, and are outraged he was gifted a REPLICA crown. They examine the idea of South Korea building nuclear submarines,...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Oct 24, 2025 | AUKUS, China, Featured, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
Albanese meets Trump: champagne all round – but a | RSS.com The Grump Strategists move back into their renovated bunker deep in the Brindabellas and assess the finely managed Albanese-Trump meeting. Full marks to PM Albanese and Ambassador Rudd for stage...
by Peter Jennings | Sep 29, 2025 | AUKUS, China, Featured, Indo Pacific, Strategy & Capability
If Anthony Albanese wants to avoid being berated by Donald Trump or JD Vance about how little Australia spends on defence, he should go to Washington with a list of proposals to expand alliance co-operation. President Donald Trump has emerged the winner in the battle...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Sep 24, 2025 | China, Defence Budget, Featured, Podcasts, South Pacific, Strategy & Capability
Episode 50: With friends like this…& Why spend r | RSS.com Marcus is back from Australia’s croc-filled Outback. He catches up with Michael on global events: America’s end to a Baltic states security initiative and the Trump...
by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 19, 2025 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Featured, Policy, Uncategorized
In the beating heart of this nation’s capital, Canberra, many of us have been thinking and rethinking about the Australia-US alliance and the AUKUS sub deal that is now so central to it. We’re reaching a crescendo as the long-awaited, much anticipated...
