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Eyes in the Sky, Death on the Ground
From the air to the trenches to the sea, drones are waging war.
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Public Disservice
When the bureaucracy serves itself, who serves the nation?
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China Arms for Conflict. Australia Arms for Optics.
A leading defence analyst says the threat is real, the clock is ticking, and the government is asleep at the wheel.
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54:30
Fighting Fires With Bureaucracy
Since the 2019 inferno, Victoria’s emergency services spending has soared — but not on trucks, managed burns or boots on the ground.
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Energy is Power
Australia risks squandering its energy advantage as the world pivots to security.
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Australia Is Running On Empty
In conversation with a former Australian Deputy Prime Minister on the dangerous delusions of our energy debate.
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South Korea’s Energy Gamble
A new energy ministry risks trading prosperity for ideology.
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The D.I.Y. Gas Crisis
An insider’s view on the good, the bad and the baffling in energy policy.
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May 2025

Temperance preachers
Net Zero is the Prohibition movement of our time — and everyone’s still drinking.
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The Great Unravelling
As the world loses faith in Net Zero, Australia clings to the creed.
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Firehose of Falsehood
China plants bombs, Russia spreads lies. With Iran and North Korea, they are the four horsemen of cyberwar.
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Stormfront: The New Great Game Over Asia
Joint Chinese-Russian operations near Japan escalate, while North Korea draws closer to Moscow
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