Single point of obsolescence
Australia could find itself without a credible undersea force
The Dartmoor Silence
Ann Widdecombe and the price of conviction
What if Binface wins?
A key lesson for Australian political observers
The sun never goes down on the American Empire
On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles. The symbolism…
Is Aukus in disarray?
The communiqués say no. The fleet says otherwise
The Isfahan discrepancy
When an American F-15E Strike Eagle was brought down over Iran on April 3 by a shoulder-fired missile, the Pentagon…
Should the ABC be privatised? A modest valuation…
There is something exquisitely self-referential about the ABC reporting on its own strike. It is the media equivalent of a…
Caught in the crossfire: 115,000 reasons to worry
The Iran war’s cascading impact on Australia
The Canzuk-Aukus convergence: two alliances hiding in plain sight
Mark Carney’s Canberra address and the Geelong Treaty reveal the architecture of a powerful middle-power bloc ready to be assembled
Barry Humphries’ bronze legacy
Why Adelaide’s statue matters in the Age of Outrage
Have tariffs ever worked? (asking for a mate)
China’s trade surplus hit $1.2 trillion in 2025 – a record, up 20 per cent from the previous year’s record…
Operation Enduring Farage
Why an American liberation of Britain would be greeted with tea, scones, and bunting
One God, one people
Or endless fragmentation?
Australia’s distant thunder
Would Canberra march to Europe’s drums?
Australia braces for the Fergie Files
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is very obviously SATIRE. Australia has weathered many royal curiosities: monarchs who won’t visit, Governors-General who…
In need of a Trump Renaissance
A super serious satirical spoof for a confused planet
From Alaska with love: Trump, Putin, and the new Great Game
If you were hoping August would be a quiet month in geopolitics – just you, the footy finals, and maybe…
Forget Westminster, welcome to Trumpminster!
Britain’s on strike again, it’s raining still, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has just been called ‘a nasty guy’ again –…
Nobody said it was easy, but Coldplaygate is dumb
The internet, known for its calm, rational takes on everything from geopolitics to cat videos, has finally lost its collective…
Albanese’s China pilgrimage: trade, triumph, or strategic folly?
Trump will be watching closely
The sharp edge of the activist utopia
Glastonbury has long styled itself as the spiritual heartland of British counterculture: a muddy utopia where peace signs, protest chants,…
Australia needs a financial warfare command
If we don’t control our mineral advantage, someone else will
Aukus at a crossroads: testing the trust in trilateralism
In 2021, the Aukus security pact was hailed as a bold reconfiguration of 21st Century deterrence strategy – a trilateral…
Australia’s identity crisis
Convict island, global citizen, or America’s beach house?
Why Australia should watch Istanbul
Fragile peace talks in Ukraine signal wider stakes
