The former Japanese Ambassador to Australia says the government has remained largely silent about the four-way defence tie-up.

If high-sounding rhetoric could deter our adversaries, then the Albanese government’s new defence budget was a resounding success.

The Labor Party is now caught in a political pincer movement that is threatening its support base no both sides.

There appears to be a distinct culture of entitlement amongst some of the senior ministers in the Australian government.

Celebrations are premature. They should be replaced by a realistic understanding of the capricious nature of the Chinese regime.

At a time when Australians are desperately seeking solutions to the many challenges facing the country, they are met with party infighting and a lack of vision.

What is the point of a National Security Committee that doesn’t regularly listen to the heads of its principal security agencies?

The current spat between NSW and other states is but the latest episode in a long-running political saga.

What is the future of Hong Kong’s Happy Valley?

A laudable objective is now being converted into a political imperative by the Albanese government.