As Europe diversifies its defence, Canberra still clings to AUKUS
Anthony Albanese is about to pour more than $12 billion into a new AUKUS submarine base in Perth.
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China’s giant military parade didn’t surprise just the West
China’s recent display of its newly acquired military might surprised not only international observers, but also its own seasoned diplomats.
16 September 2025
AFP won’t look in the mirror of a murder of one of their own
It is nearly 37 years since assistant commissioner Col Winchester, head of the ACT arm of the Australian Federal Police, was shot twice in the head soon after he drove his car into the driveway alongside his Deakin home.
16 September 2025
Out of darkness comes a shaft of cheer
The news from Indonesia this month has been dispiriting – natural disaster flooding in Bali and Flores, man-made maladministration, political chicanery, perpetual graft and rioting in the cities. The headlines imply the country is crumpling. It's not, and here's why.
16 September 2025
The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.
16 September 2025
‘We took the gloves off’: Former Israeli military chief admits 220,000 Gaza casualties
A former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff says more than over 10% of Gaza’s population of approximately 2.2 million was killed or injured since October 2023.
16 September 2025
What will happen if/when the AI bubble bursts
Is the AI boom heading towards a bust – just like many other boom and bust cycles of the past?
16 September 2025
Attacking Qatar shows Israel doesn’t want a Gaza ceasefire
Netanyahu keeps changing his position on a Gaza ceasefire, using different ploys to keep the war going.
16 September 2025
New ‘thought policing’ bill may let Rubio strip passports from US citizens over political speech
“Marco Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” said one free speech advocate.
16 September 2025
Landmark report to combat Islamophobia in Australia launched
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese together with Dr Anne Aly, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, joined Special Envoy Aftab Malik in Sydney on Friday 12 September 2025 for the launch of the landmark report A National Response to Islamophobia: A strategic Framework for Inclusion, Safety and Prosperity.
15 September 2025
Australia needs to diplomatically disengage from our 'dangerous ally'
It seems likely that our prime minister will meet Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly later this month.
15 September 2025
Message from the editor
It seemed almost too much to look back to the events of 9/11 in New York, when there is so much killing and grief swirling the globe now.
15 September 2025
Essential APS reform – more to do
It is hard not to fear that the Albanese Government has decided not to pursue the further reforms to the APS it promised during its first term in office.
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