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AUKUS ties nuclear anchor around Australia's neck

Three years ago, Anthony Albanese signed Australia up to quite possibly the worst deal in our ...  
The cost of loyalty: Australia’s silence in America’s war

Australia’s continued loyalty to the U.S. alliance is framed as strategic necessity, but incr ...  
Australia’s looming fuel crisis: How Trump’s Middle East war could hit home

A disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could leave Australia facing fuel shortages within weeks ...  
The Iran war is Australia's margin call

Operation Epic Fury is exposing the true cost of alliance dependence, energy fragility, and ...  
JEFF McMULLEN: Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs

Donald Trump boasted of victory on Day One of the new Iran War. Jeff McMullen warns that the ...  
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EDITORIAL: Jeff McMullen — Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs

While Donald Trump has boasted of victory on Day One of the new War in Iran, Jeff McMullen warns ...  
Thomas Mann’s warning for an age of war and censorship

As global tensions rise, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Thomas Mann reminds us how easily war ...  
Pressure mounts on Australia to distance itself from Iran war

Even as the war with Iran escalates and threatens global oil supplies and economic stability ...  
How Australia supplies weapons to Israel

The Australian Government has consistently maintained that it does "not provide weapons to Isra ...  
Stranded in Dubai: Missile alerts and a desperate race to get home

An Australian family holidaying in Dubai recounts the surreal experience of missile alerts, flight ...  
Stop the War protests gathering steam in the UK

Anti-war protesters in the UK saw multiple demonstrations taking place across the country last ...  
Optimism and realism as Nepal set for youth-focused future

Nepal’s youth surge into politics after the “Gen Z” protests, raising hopes for reform but ...  
Australia commits to yet another perilous American military adventure

It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle ...  
When religion becomes a political weapon, everyone loses 

When religion is fused with ambition and power, it becomes a tool of division and social exhaus ...  
The new U.S. Defence demands more from Australia

The U.S. wants allies to carry more of the burden in the Indo-Pacific, making our partnership ...  
The rules are gone: Trump’s Iran strike reshapes global power

Trump’s strike on Iran signals a shift toward a more volatile world order, where power increa ...  
Cloud war: Iranian drone strikes hit Gulf data centres

Iranian drone strikes on Gulf data centres show the cloud’s physical infrastructure is becoming ...  
Silk Silver Opium: The trade with China that changed history

Historian Michael Pembroke has offered valuable insight into how China has developed into the ...  

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