Tom Sinkovits

Tom Sinkovits OAM is a former Australian diplomat, trade official, refugee and Chief of Mission for the UN’s International Organisation for Migration.

Recent articles by Tom Sinkovits

How consultocracy became a national security blind spot

How consultocracy became a national security blind spot

Espionage today is less about weapons than insider access to economic policy. Australia’s muted response to the PwC scandal reveals a serious failure to treat economic intelligence as a core national security asset.

Plan B: towards an Australian model of military self-reliance

Plan B: towards an Australian model of military self-reliance

Australia’s defence posture remains shaped by expeditionary assumptions at a time when alliance guarantees are less certain. Building a credible Plan B requires a renewed focus on territorial defence, resilience and self-reliance.

Australia’s trust deficit is a failure of governance

Australia’s trust deficit is a failure of governance

Public trust in Australian politics is wearing dangerously thin. Restoring it will require clear standards, real accountability and decisions that can be traced, justified and owned.

Paul Keating’s meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the evolution of bilateral relations with China

Paul Keating’s meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the evolution of bilateral relations with China

Paul Keating’s report on his meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi brought back memories of an hour long one on one conversation I had with Jiang Zemin, who in 1987 brought a trade mission to Sydney. He was the Mayor of Shanghai at the time.