Defence
Wren's week: national security, climate change and LGBTI discrimination

This week, John Wren discusses the dangerous way our politicians frame national security, the ...  
Syria awaits transition but at what cost?

A resolution in Syria remains uncertain as sectarian interests wrestle for supremacy.  
Trump’s withdrawal from the INF treaty could signal a new nuclear arms race

While the threat of nuclear war seems like a thing of the past, the reality is that the global ...  
Are boat turnbacks unlawful under Australian workplace law?

Australia's boat turn-back legislation is based on a legally invalid declaration, making boat ...  
Trump and Trev’s big, straight, award winning ‒ or losing ‒ lies

Donald Trump’s credibility sinks to hellish depths in Helsinki, while Big Trev gets caught ...  
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EDITORIAL: Trump and Trev’s big, straight, award winning ‒ or losing ‒ lies

Donald Trump’s credibility hits hellish depths in Helsinki, while Big Trev gets caught telling ...  
How a Greens Senator undermined democracy

Last week, says Dr Jennifer Wilson, Senator Nick McKim misrepresented a Parliamentary amendment on ...  
Undoing a legacy: The Vietnam War's 'barrier minefield'

Joe Patterson reports on the lengths taken by organisations such as the Mines Advisory Group to ...  
Donald Trump, Australia and U.S. tariffs: 'Ironclad' exemptions for security

'Prime MinisterTurnbull fell into a trance, echoing each behavioural sign and cue from Trump as to ...  
Foreign interference laws and the Australian media

The foreign interference laws being proposed by the Turnbull Government are a major threat to ...  
Mungo MacCallum: Turnbull Government merchants of death

[In allocating $3.8 billion for weapons, Turnbull's] attitude appears to be the rationale of ...  
ADF conceals dark truth about Australia's involvement in Middle East

There's a lot more to Australia's involvement in the Middle Eastern conflict than we are hearing ...  
The Turnbull Government's latest brainwave: Let's make more weapons

Not content with its brutal anti-asylum campaign, the Turnbull Government wants to establish a ...  
Australia refuses to gaol Pine Gap intruders on behalf of United States

A court in Brisbane this week declined to gaol peace protesters who infiltrated the Pine Gap U.S. ...  
Three Coalition MPs caught out claiming endorsements they simply never received

What is it with rightwing politicians claiming endorsements they simply don’t have? Managing ...  
Pine Gap FOI bombshell: Australia has 'full knowledge and concurrence'

New FOI documents appear to show Australia has full knowledge of US activities at Pine Gap, which ...  
Australia's new security 'super ministry': Why does Dutton need so much power?

On top of his existing portfolios of Immigration, Customs and Border Force, Peter Dutton is soon ...  
Militarism and its contribution to global warming

Geoffrey Murray reviews Marty Branagan's 'Global Warming, Militarism and Nonviolence'.