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![]() Michael ShoebridgeThe Australian |
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...
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...
Increasing Australia’s defence budget to 3 per cent of gross domestic product would be acting in our own interests.
The absolute priority for this money is for it to make the Australian military more capable and more powerful now – in the 2020s.
Instead of dealing with Washington alone, the new administration should be dealt with as a collective challenge together with our partners and allies.
The Chinese are telling everyone the naval manoeuvres are not illegal, but it’s odd to hear Australia’s prime minister and defence minister...
Donald Trump is willing – even eager – to have bilateral discussions on core issues of security with the America’s adversaries, while excluding...
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...
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.