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Michael Shoebridge

Michael Shoebridge

The Australian

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Beijing’s man can rest assured Albo won’t rock the boat

yesterday 10

The Australian

Michael Shoebridge

Guess what ‘independent foreign policy’ would cost the budget?

Those calling for Australia to not go all the way with Trump’s unpredictable America never tell us it would mean tripling the defence budget for a...

monday 10

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

How do we put Australia first in Trump’s AUKUS review?

When the review comes out, the fact that it exists and may not be the last should show us that while America is our partner, we have to be able to do...

12.06.2025 8

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Why Trump demands more from Australia’s defence budget

Increasing Australia’s defence budget to 3 per cent of gross domestic product would be acting in our own interests.

03.06.2025 10

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Dutton’s defence policy must buy bang for the bucks

The absolute priority for this money is for it to make the Australian military more capable and more powerful now – in the 2020s.

23.04.2025 4

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Australia should take a leaf out of China playbook to handle Trump

Instead of dealing with Washington alone, the new administration should be dealt with as a collective challenge together with our partners and allies.

14.03.2025 9

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Musk cuts to bleed US military, and allies will feel pain

06.03.2025 10

The Australian

Michael Shoebridge

Live-fire drills have blown up Labor’s ‘stabilisation’ with China

The Chinese are telling everyone the naval manoeuvres are not illegal, but it’s odd to hear Australia’s prime minister and defence minister...

25.02.2025 9

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

The Trump-Putin deal could leave US allies in the dust

Donald Trump is willing – even eager – to have bilateral discussions on core issues of security with the America’s adversaries, while excluding...

21.02.2025 4

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Trump’s tariffs obviously demand higher defence spending in Australia

We should be embarrassed that it’s taking almost gangster like pressure for us to spend the minimum sensible to provide for our security in the...

11.02.2025 8

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Expect Trump to cut defence spending deal on AUKUS

The incoming president is likely to be tempted to prove he can get a better deal than Joe Biden negotiated with Australia on the nuclear submarines.

20.01.2025 20

Financial Review

Michael Shoebridge

Arab nations are quietly backing Israel against Iran. Why can’t the West do the same?

10.10.2024 20

The Australian

Michael Shoebridge

Melbourne’s anti-war mob wants peace, but disarmament won’t achieve that

12.09.2024 1

The Australian

Michael Shoebridge