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Here is the $368b question nobody wants to ask about AUKUS

Here is the $368b question nobody wants to ask about AUKUS

If the pact is the right answer for Australia, it will withstand examination. If it cannot, that is something Australians need to know now, not in...

16.06.2026 10

Financial Review

Chris Barrie

Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but they’re being neglected

Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.

17.04.2026 30

WA Today

Chris Barrie

Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but we’re not taking them

Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.

17.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrie

Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but we’re not taking them

Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.

17.04.2026 20

The Age

Chris Barrie

Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but we’re not taking them

Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.

17.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrie

The Iran war has heightened the nuclear and climate threat. Australia must help the world step back from the brink

The war on Iran, which may still be a long way from over, has triggered an energy challenge that highlights the world’s collective failure to face...

13.04.2026 20

The Guardian

Chris Barrie

This is the biggest fear for our leaders. But none of them want to address it

09.12.2025 10

Canberra Times

Chris Barrie

The Australian govt essentially signed a death notice for our regional security

11.11.2025 20

The Examiner

Chris Barrie

The Australian govt essentially signed a death notice for our regional security

11.11.2025 10

Canberra Times

Chris Barrie

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost

03.04.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Chris Barrie

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost

01.04.2025 10

Canberra Times

Chris Barrie

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost

31.03.2025 20

Canberra Times

Chris Barrie