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Room for defence, firearms manufacturing growth in New South Wales, confirms Chanthivong
There’s room for growth in the manufacturing of defence technology, including firearms, according to comments from NSW Minister ...
A window into Defence, government’s obsession with secrecy and the fanaticism of silence
Silence is king in the Australian government and Department of Defence. Those who have had dealings with either group can attest t...
Cyber war: Pro-Iranian hackers vow to fight on despite a fragile ceasefire with the US
A civilisational apocalypse in Iran may have been averted for now, but despite the ceasefire now in place, hacktivists and state-l...
HMAS Stuart on display in multinational exercise
HMAS Stuart has played an imperative role in the final stage of Exercise Kakadu, with crews praising the frigate’s contribution ...
‘The short answer is yes, we could absolutely deploy’: ADF chief on the Strait of Hormuz
Australia’s Chief of Defence has said that sending a warship to the Strait of Hormuz could “absolutely” be done, if called u...
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Yet another wake-up call: US National Defense Strategy pivot to place further strain on Australia
The 2026 US National Defense Strategy has formalised some of the key priorities outlined in the nation’s 2025 National Security Strategy, the...
February 02 2026
A time for introspection: What makes a ‘serious’ middle power?
Amid recognition that Australia no longer meets the definition of a “serious” middle power, is it time for some national introspection to ask ourselves what...
January 29 2026
From Greenland to Australia, and beyond: The new global veto map
Opinion: Sovereignty today is defined less by borders than by control of critical systems like data, energy and supply chains, and Australia risks strategic vulnerability...
January 28 2026
Cyber arms race: Weaponised artificial intelligence expected to redefine conflict
In 2026, weaponised artificial intelligence will redefine conflict in cyber space, according to predictions from Australian technology service provider Kinetic IT.
January 23 2026
Ambassador to the United States: What is really at stake for Australia
Former prime minister and foreign affairs minister Kevin Rudd is set to step down from his role as ambassador to the United States in March. This unexpected and unusual move...
January 22 2026
The quiet part out loud: Finally, there is recognition that we’re not a ‘serious’ middle power
Despite the rhetoric and bluster of successive Australian governments, there is finally dawning recognition of a stark and confronting reality: Australia is not a serious...
January 21 2026
On notice: Australia warned to prepare for, accept Taiwanese ‘reunification’
China’s top diplomat in Australia is no stranger to causing controversy. Now he has warned that Australia must accept the “reunification” of Taiwan with the...
January 20 2026
Living in a fairy tale: Was the ‘global rules-based order’ little more than a myth?
Over the course of my weekend reading, it suddenly hit me ... maybe, just maybe, the “global rules-based order” is little more than a comforting fairy tale...
January 19 2026
Emerging trends, impending product debuts and what to expect for SHOT Show 2026
Industry representatives are already on the ground or heading over to SHOT Show 2026 in the United States, with that in mind, we speculate on the upcoming trends, impending...
January 16 2026
Right-wing identity politics: Increasingly loud, extremely close, and growing in threat
The ability to politically connect with others, share insights and engage in public discourse with people you agree and disagree with is one of the beauties of democracy....
January 15 2026
Avoiding the mistakes of the past: How Australia can learn lessons from the US, Soviet competition
Amid accelerating geopolitical competition and ongoing debate about Australia’s defence spending, we would do well to avoid the lessons of the Soviet Union, which...
January 14 2026
World of ‘might makes right’ to serve as Australia’s coming-of-age moment
As questions continue to swirl about the end of the “global rules-based order” in the aftermath of America’s raid in Venezuela and the return of an era...
January 13 2026
Luckey forecasts American return to ‘weapons sales, friendship’ with reformed China
“America will have a great international friendship and sell weapons to a reformed China in the future”, according to US defence technology entrepreneur Palmer...
January 12 2026
Wait a minute, is America invading Greenland?
US President Donald J Trump is no stranger to using military threats as a political play, with much of his second term, thus far, being defined by his foreign policy moves,...
January 09 2026
Nuclear proliferation is back on the menu as regional competition drives anxiety
With regional power struggles and conflict setting the scene for intensified geopolitical and strategic competition in 2026, nuclear proliferation may once again be a major...
January 08 2026
The old order is dead, long live the new world order
As the saying goes, “The king is dead, long live the king” and nowhere is that a truer statement than in the case of the international “rules-based”...
January 07 2026
The front inside Australia: How China, Iran and Turkey project power through diaspora coercion
Opinion: Bondi exposed how Australia confronts visible terror decisively but still hesitates to name and stop quieter foreign-state coercion of diaspora communities that...
January 06 2026
2025 was a big year for China’s military, it’s only going to continue
The year 2025 has been a major mask slip moment for the scale, scope and reach of Beijing’s military modernisation efforts, with Australia and its partners put on...
January 02 2026
The answer to our economic woes? National capitalism in the multipolar era
Amid rising concerns over Australia’s economic productivity, resilience and competitiveness and the flow-on risks for national security, questions are increasingly...
December 18 2025
Australian, Japanese strategic interests converge at critical juncture
Australian and Japanese strategic interests are progressively converging in the new era of Indo-Pacific strategic anxiety.
December 18 2025
