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How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until…

Australia is ill-prepared for war and other threats: the time to act was yesterday

"Australia was ill-prepared for war in 1941. In 2025, we're…

Policing, public trust and the perils of performative oversight

The Canberra Times' recent series on ACT Policing raises…

Can Canberra and Jakarta be more than ‘friends’?

As Anthony Albanese prepares to travel to Jakarta for his first…
Washington needs to see more Australian heavy hitters aside from Kevin Rudd, left, and Andrew Shearer, right. Pictures The Canberra Times, Shutterstock

Rudd and Shearer aren’t enough. Washington needs to see more Australian heavy hitters

We need more than two Australians who are well-known in Washington.



We…

Australia should talk to Washington about buying B-2 stealth bombers

China’s recent naval circumnavigation of Australia has highlighted…

A tale of two fleets: gunboat diplomacy in an era of rising military power

When the US Navy’s Great White Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour…

As Trump sacks scientists, let’s hire them. His drain is our brain gain

President Donald Trump, his powerful offsider Elon Musk and…
‘Amusing ourselves to death’ in age of TikTok - opinion banner

‘Amusing ourselves to death’ in age of TikTok

Forty years ago, in a seminal masterpiece titled Amusing Ourselves…
Donald Trump speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

What Donald Trump Can Learn From Allies on Foreign Aid

There are smarter and more effective ways to streamline and…
ANZAC Parade from the Australian War Memorial, Canberra

‘Evil’ silence from Canberra on threat to national security

They say silence breeds contempt but the reticence of the Australian…
The flag of Israel, raised in solidarity with Jewish Australians, billows in front of a house in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, which was vandalised with antisemitic graffiti on Thursday.

PM’s timid reply to antisemitic terror is dangerous. Silence is surrender

Australia’s national resilience and social cohesion are under…
In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen.

DeepSeek is a modern ‘Sputnik’ moment for West

The release of China’s latest DeepSeek artificial intelligence…
ASPI's Executive Director Justin Bassi speaks at The Sydney Dialogue 2024.

James Curran is wrong: ASPI is and will remain independent

James Curran gets a number of things wrong in his column on…
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Make no mistake, command and control will crush ASPI’s independence

For China watchers, there’s a grim irony contained in the…
Rt Hon David Lammy MP speaking at the launch of his report Taking Its Toll

How Labour should deal with China

Keir Starmer’s geopolitical in-tray will arguably be one of…
USS Minnesota sails through Darwin harbour and prepares to come alongside the Port of Darwin, Northern Territory.

How To Ensure AUKUS’ Success

AUKUS is a multigenerational project, and it’s time to…
President Donald Trump at the Keep America Great rally in Fayetteville, NC on 9/9/2019

Canberra has no excuses for failing to prepare for Trump 2.0

Donald Trump was already the frontrunner to win the presidential…