australian defence force
australian defence force
defence July 22, 2023
Afghanistan: the illegitimate war
“Those who failed to ensure that Australia’s participation in this war was legitimate should not escape their share of culpability for the atrocities in Afghanistan.”
life November 19, 2022
How religion dominates the ADF
The loss of his own faith led navy chaplain Collin Acton to push for more secular support for Defence Force personnel. What followed was a lengthy battle with senior officials and a religious lobby group that would upend his career.
ir April 30, 2022
Exclusive: Defence review questions Afghanistan war deaths
A review of Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan questions whether soldiers’ deaths helped strategic outcomes and calls for ongoing royal commission-like powers to prevent misconduct.
ir April 16, 2022
Pine Gap’s role in China–US arms race makes Australia a target
The Pine Gap base near Alice Springs is expanding, and so is its importance to the US military. It also means Australia is becoming a more obvious global target, whether we realise it or not.
environment March 19, 2022
Morrison failed to act on flood relief ‘handshake’
As blame-shifting continues over the slow response to the floods in northern NSW, Scott Morrison has gone quiet on a support package agreed to with the state’s premier.
defence March 12, 2022
Defence spending booms as efficiency dives
By cutting public service jobs then outsourcing to contractors, the cost of defence staffing has doubled. With problems from planning through to delivery, the billions being spent are not giving taxpayers value for money.
resources September 25, 2021
Under the surface of Australia’s submarine deal
Hours before cancelling a $90 billion contract for French submarines, Australia was still telling the company to proceed with design – but the plan to renege had been in the works since 2019.
immigration September 18, 2021
Scott Morrison’s intervention in Afghanistan evacuation
An evacuation flight was delayed for 45 minutes by the prime minister, hours before the airport was bombed.
resources August 28, 2021
Australia’s deteriorating role in global peace
Faced with pandemics, global warming, species extinction and a possible war with China, there is understandable anxiety about the future. Perhaps the hardest question is whether it’s futile to push for new peace initiatives.
defence July 31, 2021
As Australia joins America in war games focused on China, the US-backed Pine Gap surveillance base has undergone its fastest ever expansion.
middle east December 12, 2020
The impact of Australian war crimes on Afghans
As Afghan civilians make sense of the Brereton inquiry, one family details how an Australian raid killed three of their relatives – including a 14-year-old boy.
