Chinese investor buys land near AUKUS ports, sparking security fears

8 Oct 2025 | As AUKUS subs prepare to dock, Chinese-linked firms quietly buy land nearby — and no one in ...  

Force Posture, no peace: Calls to cancel Australia’s U.S. military ties

22 Jul 2025 | As the U.S. expands its military footprint across Australia and the Pacific, peace advocates warn ...  

Albanese courts China as allies watch warily

14 Jul 2025 | As Anthony Albanese woos Beijing with economic diplomacy, critics warn Australia is risking its ...  

Drone wars: AI rewriting the rules of combat

18 Jun 2025 | The next generation of drones doesn’t just fly fast — it thinks fast and kills without waiting ...  

AUKUS at a crossroads: Testing the trust in trilateralism

17 Jun 2025 | As the U.S. reconsiders its AUKUS commitments, the alliance faces a defining test of trust, power ...  

Pacific Rim countries say no to U.S.-China war

16 Jun 2025 | As the U.S. pushes Pacific Rim allies to ramp up military spending for a possible war with China ...  

Labor talks tough as U.S. pushes for defence hike

14 Jun 2025 | Albanese rejects U.S. calls to raise defence spending, but history suggests Labor folds when the ...  

AUKUS gets a Trump card

13 Jun 2025 | Just when Australia needed a way out of its $368 billion submarine gamble, along comes the most ...  

Seeking cooperation with China does not make one a useful idiot

4 Jun 2025 | Engaging with China on matters of global security isn’t naïve — it’s what real leadership ...  

In defence of diplomacy: A path to Australian independence

21 May 2025 | Australia cannot make diplomacy its first line of defence until it reclaims the independence it ...  

Australian independence beckons as U.S. decays

12 May 2025 | With the U.S. steadily descending into political chaos and social decline, Australia's inde ...  

Australian values key to rethinking defence strategy

5 May 2025 | The re-elected Labor Government has a chance to adopt a defence strategy that values what's most ...