Albanese discards pragmatic diplomacy in favour of a massive military build up
The Albanese government’s National Defence Strategy, announced this week, has failed to offer a new direction and continues to suggest that war with China is a…
Will Australia join yet another catastrophic war in the Middle East, and will the Australian people get any say in it?
The Netanyahu government is driving hard for an expanded war in the Middle East as it strives to destroy the Palestinian presence in Gaza, despite the…
20 years on questions persist about the Iraq Cabinet Papers
The Howard government was preparing for war a year before the final decision. How did senior public servants conclude that Australia’s involvement was legal under…
Why is Australia supporting US strikes across the Middle East?
The Albanese government should withdraw its public support for the latest US air strikes on Iraq and Syria. The attacks on 85 targets without a United…
Questions continue over the Iraq Cabinet Papers
By Alison Broinowski The investigation ordered by the Prime Minister into 78 cabinet documents missing since 2003 has produced some revelations about Australia’s invasion of Iraq.…
Airstrikes on Yemen – Australia should not be involved
The Albanese government’s decision to become directly involved in allied airstrikes on Yemen is unwarranted and dangerous. Having declined to send a warship to support the…
The four reasons there were no ‘lessons learnt’ from Iraq about futile wars
By Alison Broinowski - This article was first published in The Canberra Times The cabinet papers released by the National Archives always keep Australian media…
Govt should clarify its position on potential military attacks against the Houthis in Yemen
On January 3rd 2024, a Joint Statement was released by the White House on behalf of 14 governments warning the Houthis of Yemen against further attacks on maritime shipping…
Cabinet Papers – 20 years on, still no transparency
The release today of cabinet documents from the Howard government in 2003 has failed to clarify exactly how the government decided to send Australian troops to…
Opaque Decision Making & Parliament Missing In Action
By Cameron Leckie 92 per cent. That is the amount of time that Australia has been involved in disastrous overseas conflicts this century. 20 years in…