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Tell us why high price of nuclear subs is good value for Australia
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Tell us why high price of nuclear subs is good value for Australia
Providing more detail about the operational worth of these stealthy assets would help justify the cost to the public’s hip pockets. Originally published in the Australian…
Ideology is back, and it’s critical for understanding AUKUS v China
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Ideology is back, and it’s critical for understanding AUKUS v China
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The big AUKUS question that Albanese has yet to answer
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The big AUKUS question that Albanese has yet to answer
Paul Keating is insouciant about China’s muscle and dismissive of Taiwan’s democracy. But he has changed the national debate about the submarine deal. Originally published in the…
AUKUS: The pillars of Hercules
AUKUS: The pillars of Hercules
AUKUS is Herculean in scale, complexity, and concept. But rather than connecting the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as Hercules did, it unites the Atlantic and the…
The limits on Australia’s submarine industry
The limits on Australia’s submarine industry
Enthusing about Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine project, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese drew an analogy with the creation of an Australian car industry after the Second…
The economic case for building nuclear subs offshore not in Adelaide
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The economic case for building nuclear subs offshore not in Adelaide
There is no point in strengthening our defence industry if we weaken the overall economy by doing so inefficiently. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Taking Australian statecraft from good to great
Taking Australian statecraft from good to great
Australia has good reason to be confident about its place in the Indo-Pacific according to the latest edition of the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index. The Index paints a picture…
AUKUS: Asking a veteran submariner what to think
AUKUS: Asking a veteran submariner what to think
When the long-anticipated AUKUS announcement is made in San Diego next week, the specifics of the “optimal pathway” for Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarines – which…
Finding the right approach to India as a “Civilisational State”
Finding the right approach to India as a “Civilisational State”
Over the last few weeks Australia’s newly intimate diplomatic relationship with India has been on full display. The “Raisina at Sydney” component of the 2023 Raisina dialogues was…
A first for Australia, and First Nations Australians
A first for Australia, and First Nations Australians
On 7 March, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and the Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement…