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Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model...

previous day 10

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model...

previous day 10

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model...

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Days after Trump left, Xi welcomed Putin. They have a chemistry that’s reshaping the world

The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been...

25.05.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Days after Trump left, Xi welcomed Putin. They have a chemistry that’s reshaping the world

The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been...

25.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Days after Trump left, Xi welcomed Putin. They have a chemistry that’s reshaping the world

The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been...

25.05.2026 10

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Days after Trump left, Xi welcomed Putin. They have a chemistry that’s reshaping the world

The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been...

25.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Xi gave Trump a clear warning. His red-line threat is one that most people don’t understand

China glossed over the issues that Donald Trump had wanted to discuss with Xi Jinping. Now the US president has to scramble to prevent a bigger...

18.05.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Xi gave Trump a clear warning. His red-line threat is one that most people don’t understand

China glossed over the issues that Donald Trump had wanted to discuss with Xi Jinping. Now the US president has to scramble to prevent a bigger...

18.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Xi gave Trump a clear warning. His red-line threat is one that most people don’t understand

China glossed over the issues that Donald Trump had wanted to discuss with Xi Jinping. Now the US president has to scramble to prevent a bigger...

18.05.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Xi gave Trump a clear warning. His red-line threat is one that most people don’t understand

China glossed over the issues that Donald Trump had wanted to discuss with Xi Jinping. Now the US president has to scramble to prevent a bigger...

18.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Trump burnt Xi last time. Today, he needs the Chinese president to save him

Xi Jinping hasn’t forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump’s China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on...

14.05.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump burnt Xi last time. Today, he needs the Chinese president to save him

Xi Jinping hasn’t forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump’s China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on...

14.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump burnt Xi last time. Today, he needs the Chinese president to save him

Xi Jinping hasn’t forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump’s China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on...

14.05.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump burnt Xi last time. Today, he needs the Chinese president to save him

Xi Jinping hasn’t forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump’s China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on...

14.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the...

06.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the...

06.05.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the...

06.05.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the...

06.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Iran wants to make peace with the US this week – if Trump’s ego doesn’t get in the way

Iran is willing to compromise on its nuclear enrichment program, but it will not agree to is to give up its medium-range ballistic missiles or its...

22.04.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Iran wants to make peace with the US this week – if Trump’s ego doesn’t get in the way

Iran is willing to compromise on its nuclear enrichment program, but it will not agree to is to give up its medium-range ballistic missiles or its...

22.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Iran wants to make peace with the US this week – if Trump’s ego doesn’t get in the way

Iran is willing to compromise on its nuclear enrichment program, but it will not agree to is to give up its medium-range ballistic missiles or its...

22.04.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Iran wants to make peace with the US this week – if Trump’s ego doesn’t get in the way

Iran is willing to compromise on its nuclear enrichment program, but it will not agree to is to give up its medium-range ballistic missiles or its...

22.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

The US president has the power to quickly and unilaterally launch nuclear strikes. He is briefed by the military before taking office, and his...

09.04.2026 20

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

The US president has the power to quickly and unilaterally launch nuclear strikes. He is briefed by the military before taking office, and his...

09.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

The US president has the power to quickly and unilaterally launch nuclear strikes. He is briefed by the military before taking office, and his...

09.04.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

The US president has the power to quickly and unilaterally launch nuclear strikes. He is briefed by the military before taking office, and his...

09.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

The Trump administration is a kleptocracy. That alone offers hope for an end to the Iran war

The US president and his associates have significant financial investments in pro-US Gulf states, and these may be ruined in an Iranian retaliatory...

01.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

The Trump administration is a kleptocracy. That alone offers hope for an end to the Iran war

The US president and his associates have significant financial investments in pro-US Gulf states, and these may be ruined in an Iranian retaliatory...

01.04.2026 30

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

The Trump administration is a kleptocracy. That alone offers hope for an end to the Iran war

The US president and his associates have significant financial investments in pro-US Gulf states, and these may be ruined in an Iranian retaliatory...

01.04.2026 40

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

The Trump administration is a kleptocracy. That alone offers hope for an end to the Iran war

The US president and his associates have significant financial investments in pro-US Gulf states, and these may be ruined in an Iranian retaliatory...

01.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

There’s a reason Trump set his 48-hour deadline on a Saturday. It had nothing to do with Iran

Trump didn’t follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

25.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

There’s a reason Trump set his 48-hour deadline on a Saturday. It had nothing to do with Iran

Trump didn’t follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

25.03.2026 30

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

There’s a reason Trump set his 48-hour deadline on a Saturday. It had nothing to do with Iran

Trump didn’t follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

25.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

There’s a reason Trump set his 48-hour deadline on a Saturday. It had nothing to do with Iran

Trump didn’t follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

25.03.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have...

19.03.2026 40

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have...

19.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have...

19.03.2026 20

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have...

19.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Iran new leaders may be willing to subordinate their foreign and defence policies to US objectives in order to retain control of their network of...

10.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Iran new leaders may be willing to subordinate their foreign and defence policies to US objectives in order to retain control of their network of...

10.03.2026 30

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Iran new leaders may be willing to subordinate their foreign and defence policies to US objectives in order to retain control of their network of...

10.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Iran new leaders may be willing to subordinate their foreign and defence policies to US objectives in order to retain control of their network of...

10.03.2026 30

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish

Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.

03.03.2026 30

The Age

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish

Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.

03.03.2026 30

WA Today

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish

Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.

03.03.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Clinton Fernandes

Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish

Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.

03.03.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Clinton Fernandes