International Affairs
This Week in America: Charlie Kirk, Ted Cruz, and Afghanistan
What's happening in the US? Here's a weekly round up of news sources that you can trust.
Militarism gone mad: Albanese urged to abandon AUKUS
Doug Cameron has delivered a comprehensive critique of the Albanese Government’s defence policy, warning Australia risks becoming a nuclear target if it continues to partner with the United States on buying AUKUS submarines.
Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is the latest sign we’re witnessing the end of US democracy
It is rare to be able to identify the moment when we can say “this is the point at which everything changed”.
Trump’s attack on ABC journalist the act of a bully and hypocrite: expert
US President Donald Trump’s attack on an ABC journalist has been labelled the act of a coward who claims to champion free speech – except when it’s used to hold him to account.
A true leader would cool things down, not weaponise Charlie Kirk’s murder: US expert
One of Australia’s foremost experts on politics in the United States says President Donald Trump is weaponising the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
Laurie Carmichael Lecture: Doug Cameron on Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace
Doug Cameron delivers 2025 Laurie Carmichael Lecture
For the sake of taxpayers, let’s hope that the Audit Office is inspecting the AUKUS books closely.
Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system – a billion USD so far, with another billion by year’s end. And what will Australia have to show for it? Nothing.
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“I’m not a dictator”: how Trump is consolidating executive power
Trump is behaving like “an emperor”, enabled by insufficient checks and balances on the power of the Oval Office.
