Paul Malone
Paul Malone is a journalist with over 40 years experience, having worked for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and the Canberra Times. He is a former Board member of the National Press Club; a former Treasurer of the Australian Journalists Association (ACT) Branch; and a former member of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Committee. Paul Malone has a long-running interest in Borneo. His book The Peaceful People: The Penan and their fight for the forest was published in 2014 by Gerakbudaya, Malaysia. Paul was a political reporter in the Canberra Bureau of the Australian Financial Review in 1983-84, Political Correspondent of the Canberra Times from 1985 to 1990 and press secretary for Leader of the government in the Senate, Senator John Button in 1992-93.
Paul's articles (57 total)
Getting the Labor Government back in line with Labor history
Labor's great foreign policy leaders put Australian sovereignty first. The ALP National Conference is a chance to revive that tradition and confront AUKUS.
Insider confirms US worked with Al Qaeda to fight the Syrian government
New insider claims revive long-standing questions about whether US policy in Syria involved working with extremist groups – and what that means for how the war is understood.
Allies are learning the cost of relying on the US
US alliances are exposing partner nations to conflict without giving them control over decisions. From the Gulf to Australia, the risks of strategic dependence are becoming clearer.
Armageddon politics and the danger of religious war rhetoric
Reports that US commanders have framed the war on Iran as part of a divine plan highlight the dangerous intersection of religious prophecy and modern military power.
Daydreaming about a legend: Review of Hawke PM: The making of a legend
David Day’s book Hawke PM is the latest in a long list of books covering the Hawke era and may well be the last we’ll see for quite some time.
The ABC is inventing China's war history
When interviewing a guest, journalists are free to ask whatever questions they want. But they can’t have their own facts.
AUKUS submarines would be obsolete before Australia gets them
Before the drawings have been completed, new detection technology has already made RN SSN AUKUS obsolete.
The myth of the US good cop
As Donald Trump destroys the old world order a new myth is taking hold: before Trump, it is said, America benevolently provided the defence for the Western world, policing rogue states and promoting international free trade.
Cut defence spending to make us stronger and safer
There’s a simple solution to the problem of Chinese warships sailing around Australia: a reciprocal agreement – you don’t sail off our coast and we won’t sail off yours.
Log the forest and get carbon credit rewards
Two major Malaysian logging companies that have devastated Borneo’s forests have been granted “Forest Carbon Research Permits” in the first step to enable them to log old-growth forests and claim carbon credits.
The forgotten war heroes of Borneo
Many Australians are aware of the assistance Papuan New Guinea locals and Timorese locals gave allied forces in World War II. But few know of the assistance Borneo locals provided to Australians during both the Japanese occupation of the island and in the Allied effort to retake it. This extract from the book, Forgotten Heroes: The true story of Sarawak people who fought and died assisting Allied forces in WWII, recalls one story.
Foreign agents have infiltrated our most secret government establishments
The mass media got itself into a flap this week (28, 29 Feb & 1 March) over ASIO Director, Mike Burgess’ claim that a former Australian politician “sold out their country, party and former colleagues” after being recruited by spies of a foreign regime.
Only journalists who support the Gaza war can report “objectively” on it…
Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist… The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No sir: sometimes truth stays on one side only. - Oriana Fallaci
China, innovation, and competition with the US
The real American terror is not that the Chinese economy will grow bigger than the American economy – if it is not already – but that the Chinese mixed economy model will prove superior to the rampant free-market, greed model US billionaires and their peddlers promote.
Propaganda: The Western media’s “Taiwanese” airspace narrative
When it comes to propaganda the Chinese could learn a thing or two from the Western media.
Terrorists, Saudi Arabia, and the CIA
Documents publicly available make it clear that Saudi Arabian government officials assisted the two 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al-Midhar, who crashed an airliner into the Pentagon. Newly released testimonies further reveal that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aware of the activities of the two hijackers before the 9/11 attacks and suggest that the agency was seeking to use them to penetrate Al-Qaeda.
Mystery disease sweeps through Borneo wild boar population
The bearded pig -- the native wild boar that has dominated the jungles of the huge island of Borneo for thousands of years -- may be close to extinction.
Anti-China witch hunt intensifies with Csergo arrest
In the Csergo case the big question is: does the prosecution have any evidence of a real crime and not just a breach of the ridiculous Reckless Foreign Interference law?
Why should Australian submarines prowl off the coast of China?
Jon Stanford’s response to Brian Toohey’s criticism of his promotion of nuclear submarines for Australia deserves a response.
Western commentators are blind to their limits on China, Russia
When watching or listening to experts on international affairs—especially those speaking on China or Russia and the war in Ukraine -- there’s one question you should keep asking yourself. How do they know?
Dutch court convicts on MH17: what about IA Flight 655?
Should the Dutch Court decision on the downing of Malaysian airliner MH 17 set a precedent for the trial of weapons suppliers?
False claims again - The Douma Aqaba chemical weapons and air strikes on Syria
The alleged Douma chemical weapons attack provided the justification for the United States, British and French governments’ airstrikes on Syria on 14 April 2018.
Albanese's foreign policy
In early July 1971, as opposition leader in a conservative communist-fearing country, Gough Whitlam took the courageous step of visiting red China, a country then seen by many Australians as an invasion threat.
What has gone wrong with Australian journalism’s commitment to free speech?
The decision of the National Press Club to withdraw the invitation to the Russian Ambassador to speak at the club is the latest move taking Australia to a new low in lack of commitment to free speech.
There’s little understanding of Russian history in the mainstream media
What would the United States do if it had potentially hostile states threatening its borders, much as the Russians face the NATO military alliance?
There will be no expansion of NATO to the East!
What would the United States do if it had a country on its borders that was a member of a threatening military alliance?
War and fear mongering are Scott Morrison's best hope for winning the election
You’d think that after the Iraq Weapons of Mass destruction debacle the media would be just a little sceptical about US intelligence feeds.
Cry havoc: US and UK leaders trying to con Europeans into war in Ukraine
Anglosphere media are uncritically regurgitating Washington and Downing Street propaganda and failing to recount actual Russian-Ukrainian history.
Don't tangle with Border Force? Lessons from the Djokovic mess
Only the wealthy stand a chance of overturning the arbitrary rulings of Border Force officials. Ordinary detainees and their visitors stand no chance.
How deep was the Saudi government's involvement in 9/11?
The FBI is still coy on the Saudi government’s involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks but there’s enough in its latest document release to suggest that Saudi government officials assisted with hijacker logistics.
Transparency in the dark on foreign interference.
The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act does nothing to enlighten us on who is exerting undue influence on Australia’s political or election processes
Boris sends naval fleet to revive British colonialism on the Chinese coast
Double standards: In the shipping war games it’s Freedom of Navigation for one side and an unwelcome intrusion into our waters for the other.
What would US-China war really mean?
Do the commentators who talk of war with China actually think about what this would mean?
Pollies, sex, school, privilege and bad behaviour
After weeks of accusations of scandalous behaviour by Coalition staffers and Members of Parliament, Scott Morrison is aiming to achieve cultural change through a reshuffle of his Cabinet. But the unrepresentative school background of Morrison’s Ministers - not just the gender balance of his Cabinet and his MPs - may contribute to the attitudes and unacceptable behaviour we have seen.
Media Manipulation from WWII to today
There’s a place for the rogue journalist who refuses to be manipulated and managed by the military. A place that has been explored extensively by Australian journalist and war correspondent Wilfred Burchett.
Do the laws of armed conflict apply in guerrilla war?
Australia’s first special forces, fighting in the jungles of Borneo in WWII, fought in a war where neither side adhered to the international rules of armed conflict.
Ministerial war crimes
Those who will not be put on trial as a result of investigations into Australian operations in Afghanistan will be those most responsible – the ministers who committed Australian troops to a protracted war where our forces could not readily distinguish friend from foe.
Watches and wages
It’s easy for the public to understand and get enraged about executive gifts of Cartier watches but the far more important issue is the steady shift of wealth to a privileged minority.
Media failure again on alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria
Two new reports from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons challenge claims that chemical weapons were used in two alleged attacks in Syria.
ASIO Doublespeak
A party member lives under the eyes of the Thought Police: He can be inspected without warning and without knowing that he is being inspected; He should live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors…..
ASIO and AFP have questions to answer
ASIO and the AFP have questions to answer in the wake of reported raids on the homes and offices of Chinese journalists and a Labor backbencher.
Freedom and protests in 2020 Australia
Where is the national outcry at the erosion of our freedom to protest?
No Fair Go for Labor back-bencher in ABC 7.30 interview
The truth takes second place in the ABC 7.30 interview of Labor backbencher Shaoquett Moselmane
Media sensationalism of the virus
The media in Victoria gave widespread coverage to the death from Covid-19 of a man in his twenties – the youngest death from the virus in Australia. But it turns out he didn’t die from the virus!
The Coronavirus does discriminate
An advertising campaign in Victoria seeks to convince young people that the Coronavirus is a threat to young and old. But the most startling fact is that as of the time of writing no-one under 30 in Australia has died from the virus.
Chinese hackers or spies
Are the US Justice Department's alleged hackers Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi Chinese spies or merely run-of-the-mill criminals?
US Assistant Attorney General fuels Chinese hacking conspiracy
Despite what the US alleges against China, would any government spy agency be so stupid as to combine extortion for profit with spy activities?
Hagia Sophia reconverted to Mosque
Converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque is more than a mere re-classification of an ancient, extraordinary building. It is another step in the Turkish eradication of the Greek-Byzantine history of Istanbul/Constantinople.
Scott Morrison. We're not in the new 1930s
Leaders seem to want to believe that they’re living in the world’s most interesting times but there’s a real danger if they make it so.
PAUL MALONE. The anti-Chinese bias of media commentators on China
How is it that commentators on China get away with outlandish statements that don’t pass the most minimum scrutiny?
Earlier Articles (7 more)
| Date | Title | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-26 | PAUL MALONE.Who’s pushing foreign influence in Australia? | politics |
| 2020-02-21 | PAUL MALONE. Is the United States a democracy? | politics |
| 2020-02-11 | PAUL MALONE. Australia's American view of the world | media |
| 2020-01-30 | PAUL MALONE. The Australian media and the alleged Douma chemical weapons attack. | politics |
| 2019-12-30 | PAUL MALONE.- Doubts continue about the alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack … | politics |
| 2019-12-02 | PAUL MALONE. Rating a defecting spy! | defence |
| 2018-07-14 | PAUL MALONE. Justification for Syrian airstrikes evaporates. | politics |