Geopolitics & Policy

Defence personnel, veterans slugged up to $130k tax on home loans
May 26 2026
Australia’s serving personnel and veterans are paying up to $130,000 extra on their home loans because the government restricts a key housing...
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Hearts and minds: Confronting and overcoming the war on our perceptions of conflict, competition and our place in the world
May 26 2026
Australians, like their counterparts across the Western world, are seemingly constantly under assault as adversaries – both state-based and non-state actors – are seeking...
US launches strikes on Iran amid ceasefire
May 26 2026
The US has launched strikes against Iranian boats in defensive action, according to new CENTCOM reports.
2026 National Defence Strategy – what’s changed? What’s still missing?
May 23 2026
Opinion: The 2026 National Defence Strategy is a stronger and more coherent document than NDS24, but it still fails to fully address immediate deterrence requirements and the...
Europe is preparing for war — and the rest of the world will pay the price
May 22 2026
Opinion: Norway’s cancellation of Malaysia’s Naval Strike Missile deal underscores Europe’s accelerating wartime industrial mobilisation and highlights the growing...
Artificial intelligence in the defence context: Levels of employment, the DIKW hierarchy and human factors
May 21 2026
Opinion: AI is reshaping modern warfare across every level of conflict while reinforcing the need for human judgement and sovereign Australian capability, explains Air...
What makes a ‘good’ national security strategy?
May 19 2026
With the federal opposition committing to developing and implementing the nation’s first comprehensive, whole-of-nation national security strategy since 2013, maybe it is...
Opposition commits to first national security strategy since 2013
May 18 2026
As part of the Opposition’s budget commitments announced late last week, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has confirmed that a returned Coalition government would commit to...
Takaichi’s push to rewrite Article 9 risks trading a hard-won peace for an uncertain security
May 16 2026
Opinion: On Constitution Day last week, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stood before a pro-revision forum and issued what amounted to a quiet ultimatum to Japan’s postwar...
Beyond the headlines: What the 2026 federal budget really means for Australian Defence
May 13 2026
The 2026–27 federal budget marks a defining moment in the evolution of Australia’s defence policy, representing the first major fiscal blueprint built around the Albanese...