Inside Story: How, and Why, We Go to War
Inside Story, August 2018By any standards the soldiers of the ADF’s Special Air Service regiment, or SAS, based in Perth, are elite troops. They are extraordinarily…
Croakey: Chilcot: the costs of war and silence
Croaky, July 2016The Chilcot report into the UK’s involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was long overdue when it finally saw the light of day…
Sydney Morning Herald: Parliamentary debate on going to war is long overdue
Sydney Morning Herald, March 2018This week marks the 15th anniversary, on March 20, of one of Australia's most disastrous foreign policy decisions – our involvement in…
The Conversation: War and Democracy – Who Decides?
The Conversation, November 2017In March 2003, the Howard government involved Australia in an illegal military invasion of Iraq. The consequences of that war continue to be devastating…
Sydney Morning Herald:Parliament, not ministers, must decide Australia’s response to a Korean war
Sydney Morning Herald, 2017The possibility of war between the United States and North Korea – particularly a war triggered by one too many provocative moves by…