by MURRAY HOGARTH | Jun 12, 2025 | Opinion, Politics
Many Australians have already figured out that we’re being softened up politically for big increases in defence spending. But as defence hawks press for that and the US military launches an “America first”-inspired review of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines pact,...
by DAVID HARDAKER | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion, Politics
Anthony Albanese must be having a good old chortle. Having Donald Trump in office is unarguably great for Labor. The US president hovers on the horizon as a perpetual threat to Australia. He does the political job for Labor that Tampa did for the Liberals. He is the...
by RACHEL WITHERS | Feb 29, 2024 | Integrity
Spy chief Mike Burgess has achieved his aim: everyone in Canberra is talking about espionage, and who the unnamed former politician recruited by a foreign spy ring might be. As the ASIO director-general revealed in last night’s annual threat assessment, the former...
by DANIEL JAMES | Feb 21, 2024 | Economy
It seems we’re preparing for war. An extensive review of the Royal Australian Navy has found that, guess what? We need more. More “optionally crewed surface vessels”, more “major surface combatants”, “air warfare destroyers” and “general purpose frigates” – all...
