3 Jan 2024
Rex Patrick on RN: Is Australia funding a US nuclear weapon delivery program?
Bruce Haig's last post via P&I: AUKUS, GOVERNMENT, POLITICS
Albo is in denial. He seeks protection and reassurance
2 Dec 2023
ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022–2023 via cyber.gov.au Nov 2023
Useful ref via The Complete List of Data Breaches in Australia for 2018-23
24 Nov 2023
Stephen Long via The Aus Inst: Who knew Queensland’s richest man is a foreign investor?
P&I: Being part of The Global Supply Network re: Au's role in the attack of Gaza
The Conversation: how much do we know about Australia’s weapons exports?
The answer: very little
12-14 Nov 2023
Insiders Video: Foreign Minister Penny Wong
30-31 May 2023
Defence reveals seven new PwC contracts worth $6m after tax scandal broke
Estimates:
Defence has a 54 contracts with PwC for a total value of $223,299,943.56.
The list of names of PwC employees caught up in the scandal: redacted.
29 Mar 2023
Gu: Asio to take over issuing high-level security clearances due to ‘unprecedented’ espionage threat
Government introduces bill transferring responsibility for ‘positive vetting’ to Australia’s spy agency to tackle foreign interference
Crikey: How Christopher Pyne’s ‘business council’ became a de facto government trade agency with the UAE
3 - 19 Mar 2023
Human Rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson on AUKUS via q&a
“The brain child of Scott Morrison, and
given what we know about Scott Morrison’s brain, we should…”
Thread: Twitter on Stan Grant trying to stop another Paul Keating-style roast.
Margaret Simons viaGu: ‘Pretentious’, ‘hyperbolic’ and ‘irresponsible’:
Anton Nilsson viaCrikey: Dutton and Morrison take credit for AUKUS deal
As 'defence hawks and chest-beating politicians' celebrate AUKUS, the former prime minister wants some of the glory.
IN FULL viaYouTube: Former PM Paul Keating criticises AUKUS pact
PnI: Paul Keating – Australia locks in Asian Century as subordinate to the US
Beyond words: Labor’s betrayal of Australia, By Mike Gilligan,
22 Feb 2023
abcNEWS/defence:
Judges, journalists and military veterans targeted in 'unprecedented' spy threat on Australia
13 - 16 Feb 2023
27 Dec 2022
The Cloud Act
agreement will allow US and Australian authorities to demand information
from tech companies
based in overseas jurisdictions. The deal has been
approved by an Australian parliamentary inquiry.
20 Dec 2022
Gu: Former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd appointed ambassador to the US
9 June 2022
Gu: Deputy prime minister
Richard Marles said Dutton’s comments were 'completely inconsistent
with everything [he] was doing and saying in government.
Andrew Greene viaABCnews
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles attacked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's "loose" comments
27 May 2022
Bernard Keane viaCrikey: Home Affairs breached caretaker conventions and there must be an inquiry
Michael Bradley viaCrikey: Morrison’s boat turnback blitz on election day was his final act of political bastardry
26 May 2022
Gu: Agency’s statement, which triggered last-minute scare campaign from Liberals, prompts increasing questions about its independence
Investigation into text messages. Acting PM Richard Marles said it was unacceptable.
LiberalNSW's text message re: ABF intercepting an illegal boat trying to reach Aus.
24 May 2022
Investigation into text messages. Acting PM Richard Marles said it was unacceptable.
23 May 2022
Australia's new PM Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong head off for Quad leaders Meet.
Gu: Australian election 2022 - live results
According to AEC Tally Room, Labor has reached 76 seats at 2.32pm.
2.44pm: LiberalNSW's text message re: ABF intercepting an illegal boat trying to reach Aus.
1.39pm: Karen Middleton on ABCnews re: a boat been detected (by the Sri Lankan Navy) ..
13 May 2022
Gu: It’s unprecedented for Dutton to label a Chinese spy ship sailing outside Australia’s territory an ‘act of aggression’
24 April 2022
ABCnews: Defence renews storage deal with Global Switch,
years after Government vowed to ditch Chinese-owned firm
15-17 Sep 2021
Gu: Aukus pact
15 Sep, ABCnews: Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines,
will scrap $90b program to build French-designed subs
16 November 2020
SBSnews: Aid boost for Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit
30 Sep 2020
Jul 27, 2020 Updated:
The biggest threat to Australia: What Trump is prepared to do for re-election
25 July 2020
1 July 2020
Just a reannouncement of spending on defence. $270B over 10 years instead of 100B. PMO leaked to their friend msm yesterday. We see you #ScottyfromMarketing.
29 May 2020
24 May 2020
Murdoch's the Australian has been out throwing mud at the Andrew Government. In the wake of the Belt and Road Initiative, check out vic.gov.au website. The framework agreement downloadable.
In addition, the smh had an article on The BRI . LNP made a deal with China.
20 May 2020
MW: Defence spending continues to rocket in spite of coronavirus recession
18 Oct 2019
Paul Bongiorno: Trump and the G7 meeting location Thread
10 Oct 2019
Penny Wong on the military action of Turkey in Syria.
2 Oct 2019
Reference letter from Joyce & Ciobo for Adani to get finance from China
Crisis in Myanmar & Bangladesh
5 September 2017
Gu: Bill Shorten announces he will travel to Sth Korea as PM awaits Trump's call
Gu: 'Missile passing': Japan wakes to ominous warning about Nth Korean launch
12 August 2017
abcNEWS: Former army chief warns Malcolm Turnbull against bloody ugly war with KJu
Gu: Australia will back US in any conflict with Nth Korea, Turnbull says
23 July 2017
The biggest threat to Australia: What Trump is prepared to do for re-election
1 July 2020
Just a reannouncement of spending on defence. $270B over 10 years instead of 100B. PMO leaked to their friend msm yesterday. We see you #ScottyfromMarketing.
29 May 2020
24 May 2020
Murdoch's the Australian has been out throwing mud at the Andrew Government. In the wake of the Belt and Road Initiative, check out vic.gov.au website. The framework agreement downloadable.
In addition, the smh had an article on The BRI . LNP made a deal with China.
Like Fox News and Sky News, The Australian: News you can't trust. Greg Sheridan @theAust will have another go on #Insiders on Sunday. Boycott it, sleeping in this Sunday again.
20 May 2020
MW: Defence spending continues to rocket in spite of coronavirus recession
Paul Bongiorno: Trump and the G7 meeting location Thread
10 Oct 2019
Penny Wong on the military action of Turkey in Syria.
2 Oct 2019
Trump impeachment continued: ScoMo agreed to help gather info against Mueller inquiry.
21 Sep 2019
Lenore Taylor: 'I was stunned by Trump's press conference'
From Denise Shrivell
The transcript of the press conference with Trump and Scomo
#auspol:
#auspol:
24 Sep 2019 Trump impeachment announced
17 Nov 2018
No surprise why parliament pollies are slow at an ICAC establishment.
12 Nov 2018
Big spending on weapons, but cut funding to the hungry
30 Oct 2018
MW Defence spending keeps spiralling as embarrassed government blocks data
18 September 2017 Victoria Foreign donations law
9 September 2017 Reference letter from Joyce & Ciobo for Adani to get finance from China
Crisis in Myanmar & Bangladesh
5 September 2017
Gu: Bill Shorten announces he will travel to Sth Korea as PM awaits Trump's call
29 August 2017 Japan
12 August 2017
abcNEWS: Former army chief warns Malcolm Turnbull against bloody ugly war with KJu
Gu: Australia will back US in any conflict with Nth Korea, Turnbull says
23 July 2017
Individual and lawyer's comments on fed gov's new 'home office'
18 July 2017 AFP + ASIO + Border Farce + parts of Immigration = Home Affairs
22 July 2017 Defence Force 14.48 AEST Gu: Chinese spy ship sighted off Qld coast
Joint military force in training
18 July 2017 AFP + ASIO + Border Farce + parts of Immigration = Home Affairs
Gu: Peter Dutton given controll of new home affairs super ministry
17 July 2017
gu: Malcolm Turnbull to give defence force greater powers to respond to terrorism
10 July 2017 G20 submarine deal
16 May 2017
The government's plan of spending $89 billion on naval shipbuilding according to The Australian. Labor says: the plan will see local job lost.
13 September 2016 ABCnews
26 Apr 2016
25 April 2016 @SenatorWong
25 September 2015 10.30 AEST the guardian/submarines
15 June Build Australia's submarines in Adelaide, says former commission of audit chair
20.15 gu: North Korea claims successful test of inter-continental ballistic missle
5 Jun 2017
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22 November 2015 ABC - Insiders Diplomatic relations with the US
BARRIE CASSIDY: Now I want to ask you about the sale of the Port of
Darwin to the Chinese. The Americans are not happy about it, but it
appeared as if they didn't really know about it either.
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18 Dec 2015 abc - Fact Check: Questions on the TPP answered
6 Oct 2015 18.49 AEDT guardian/Trans-Pacific-Partnership
5 Oct 2015 23.47 TTP deal: US and 11 other countries reach trade pact
15.35 From cars to cough medicine: why the TPP matters to you
6 Oct 2015 Council on Foreign Relations CFR Events - TPP Trade Deal
Andrew Robb, the trade and investment minister (L)
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Dec 2016
6 January 2016 abcNEWS
5 Oct 2015 late arvo abcNEWS/Victoria/ Hawkei