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defence August 31, 2019
In a new book, veteran journalist Brian Toohey argues that covert CIA operatives have worked in Australia for decades, something the government has long denied.
defence July 27, 2019
Home Affairs pushes for cyber spy powers
A new proposal would give the Australian Signals Directorate access to the IT systems of Australian companies, but the agency didn’t ask for these powers.
immigration June 8, 2019
As Sino–American relations further fracture, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit to the Solomon Islands exemplifies Australia’s commitment to strengthening Pacific bonds and pushing back against Chinese influence in the region.
defence July 6, 2019
The major consultancies are not just a preferred employer for former ministers – they have helped privatise the bureaucracy by stealth.
defence May 18, 2019
Unusual secrecy around 1950s nuclear testing
Files documenting British nuclear testing in the 1950s have suddenly gone missing. Many who have studied this questionable period of history wonder why.
defence June 2, 2018
China, spies and the PM’s new fight
Questions mount over the direction Malcolm Turnbull is taking with China, as clues emerge from a former adviser’s report with ASIO and an ex-ambassador’s turning on the government.
defence May 26, 2018
Britain lobbies Defence to take risk on warships
The British government is employing diplomatic pressure over a $35 billion warship contract, despite the design existing only on paper.
defence May 5, 2018
Cabinet split on Dutton’s ASD plan
As critics leak against Peter Dutton’s plan to employ the Signals Directorate against Australians, the minister defends the powers as necessary.
defence March 10, 2018
ASIO changes hidden in ‘sloppy’ amendments process
As questions continue over new powers for the Home Affairs Department, a suite of legislative amendments goes missing.
defence February 3, 2018
The government’s desire to see Australia become a weapons powerhouse has brought howls of protest from humanitarian groups, and eerie silence from the Opposition.
defence January 27, 2018
As a former chief of army predicts that joint strike fighters will be the military’s last manned aircraft, what checks will prevent civilian deaths by drones?
