Paul Keating, Bob Carr and I seem to have jangled a few security establishment nerves with our critique of the AUKUS submarine deal as having profound negative implications for Australia’s security and sovereignty.
Independence too big a price for AUKUS fantasy
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Australia currently has a Labor-Coalition political class which is committed to serving the interests of the United States as its highest priority, and within that frame the most significant conflicts that exist internally between the main factions of that class, Labor and Liberal — party labels which bear no relationship to the meaning of “labour” and “liberal” — are centred on base competition for favoured status in Washington.
Australia: a very fine example of the ultimate vassal state
Donald Trump wants to end the conflict in Ukraine, but would have fewer guardrails in office. However, Kamala Harris might take a harder line on China than we think.
Would Trump or Harris keep the US out of new wars?
Campaigners for the Suicide Royal Commission have slammed a government reform bill responding to the landmark inquiry’s first urgent recommendation two years ago as a “threat to ADF capability.”
Taxpayer-funded lawfare against seriously injured veterans pursuing rehabilitation and compensation claims through a “toxic” veterans’ affairs bureaucracy has been identified as a contributory factor in veteran suicides.
“Band-Aid Bill”: expert advice ignored in tepid response to Suicide Royal Commission
An interview with Senator Jane Hume has revealed the Opposition's plans to scrap legislation that would result in workers having fewer rights.
Opposition plans to scrap worker safeguards
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