A statement on today’s defence cash-splash

Today’s $270bn defence spending announcement is excessive and the timing curious. Yes, Australia does need a well-structured, -resourced and -trained Defence Force to defend the nation and to respond to…

We must beef up aerial firefighting to match accelerated risk

It’s time to change the way we do things and prepare for the future, says Andrew Wilkie. Talking Point published in the Mercury. IT’S surreal to consider that the massive…

A statement on the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran

Iran’s missile attack on US bases in Iraq was an inevitable consequence of US President Donald Trump’s deranged decision to assassinate Iranian General, Qassim Suleimani, in recent days. There’s nothing complex…