Defence
Afghan war crime charges highlight chain of command deficiency

War crime charges brought upon an Australian soldier in Afghanistan have raised concerns that ...  
AUKUS triggers growing dissent within Labor Party

The Press Club comments made by Paul Keating against AUKUS were the catalyst for a number of Labor ...  
Opening the Overton window

Social media and independent news sites have had a significant effect on opening up the political ...  
Why we shouldn't sink $368 billion into nuclear submarines

The surfeit of hurt feelings following Paul Keating's National Press Club address, plus some ...  
Australia's foreign policy now run by the military

The AUKUS deal and Australia's commitment to costly submarines have raised concerns that our ...  
Paul Keating fires shots at AUKUS, corporate press takes casualties

Paul Keating's Press Club criticism of the AUKUS agreement revealed the true nature of our main ...  
Australia’s submarine deal is a disaster and we know who to blame

The current AUKUS submarine contract reflects a profoundly tragic lost opportunity.  
Keating's skewering of mainstream media spot on

During his recent National Press Club appearance, former PM Paul Keating scolded mainstream media ...  
Australian economy first casualty of AUKUS pact

The AUKUS pact is a waste of spending that could go towards more needed areas such as medicine ...  
'Red Alerts', the spectre of communism and the cold winds of war

A potential new Cold War is being framed as a good-versus-evil conflict, but it is a rivalry ...  
China scare campaign bad news for Australia

Recent warmongering by the mainstream media serves no purpose other than to increase military ...  
Australia a safe haven in the event of a nuclear apocalypse

Possessing few strategic targets for a northern hemisphere conflict, Australia would only suffer ...  
Media peddling 'Red Alert' rubbish slammed

Diligently and with a degree of dangerous imbecility, several Australian media outlets are manu ...  
'Red Alert' is a paper tiger

As Nine newspapers attempt to spread panic about a Chinese invasion, Professor John Quiggin ...  
Airshow a prop for boys with toys banging war drums

The Avalon Airshow is little more than a military bonanza used to fuel occasions like Defence ...  
Top researchers developing tech for the edge in battle

A research team is developing the next generation of autonomous sensors, technology that will keep ...  
The case for diplomacy in Ukraine

As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy will continue to be characterised by both mission ...  
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