SecurityNews
So far, Australia has made significant progress in revamping its military for a strategy of denial in the Indo-Pacific. But, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Whoever rules the waves rules the world. This argument, made famous by American naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan, rings just as true today as it… Read More
SecurityNews
Given the regular flow of dollars out of the country and into foreign economies, it bears mentioning that one ally has, in fact, extended financial… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In yet another provocation of U.S. allies, China conducted live-fire naval drills in international waters on Friday without providing adequate notice, causing nearly 50 commercial… Read More
InternationalLawPoliticsCommentary
The United Kingdom’s Labor Party and Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign may be marching into the same legal jeopardy as the Australian Labor Party and Bernie… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After nearly two years of legal and political challenges, Britain’s parliament has finally passed a law confirming that Rwanda is a safe place to send… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The revelation that the U.S. intelligence community, under the Obama administration, sought the assistance of the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance to surveil Donald Trump’s associates before the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s been a week to forget for surf company Rip Curl, the latest brand to risk consumers’ wrath with a pro-transgender marketing campaign. Its January… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Imagine the government told you what you can and cannot pray for, inside your own head. Such an idea seems better suited to “thoughtcrime” dystopias—such… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America is not the only country with an interest in countering the threat of an aggressive Communist China that’s intent on world domination. Its allies… Read More
LawNews
In the aftermath of the killing of 18 in a mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris praised Australian gun bans at a luncheon… Read More
InternationalNews
President Joe Biden voiced support Wednesday for Israel’s defense and warned against believing Palestinian estimates of casualties as the Jewish state continues to pound the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As China continues to flagrantly and aggressively assert its influence in the Pacific, the need to maintain a strong naval presence is paramount for deterring… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Remember the old public relations maxim: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”? Try telling that to Beijing. Having loosed a pandemic, China finds itself (quite deservedly)… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprising the U.S., Australia, Japan, and India, was born out of the response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The dialogues… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Australia and New Zealand are two of just six economically free countries in the world, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of Economic Freedom,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
After completely reinventing its economy with free-market policies in the 1980s, New Zealand has enjoyed a remarkable run of prosperity as one of the most… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Heading into last Saturday’s election in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was a dead man walking. Polls showed the left-wing Labor Party pulling away from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When Australians went to the polls over the weekend, it was universally expected that the left-wing Labor Party would emerge the winner. To the shock… Read More
International Analysis
We talk to Martyn Iles, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, about e state of conservatism here in the U.S. and abroad in Australia…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
After years of political wrangling over same-sex marriage, Australian voters are having their say in a national postal vote that ends on Nov. 7. The… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Australians have always viewed America’s litigious culture with suspicion. Our “no worries mate” approach to life means we tend not to rush off to court… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Australian politicians have again treated the nation like a failed Pacific Island state, launching yet another coup to topple a serving prime minister. Prime Minister… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
If you are sailing miles from shore and come upon the rusted prows of sunken ships, you can be sure that water is not that deep and… Read More
Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who won a landslide victory earlier this month, vowed to promptly scrap the nation’s tax on carbon emissions. He… Read More
News
Illegal immigration is a major issue in almost every developed nation, and Australia is increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the global debate. After six disastrous… Read More
The Australian Liberal Party—“liberal” in the good way, like Adam Smith—and its coalition partner, the National Party, won in a landslide election over the weekend…. Read More
For some lawmakers, corporate welfare is okay, unless it hurts someone in their district. Four lawmakers from Minnesota and Michigan are up in arms over… Read More
At this time last year, the Australian government began collecting the world’s most expensive carbon tax. A year later, it seems unanimous among Australia’s two… Read More
If it ain’t broke, the government will break it for you. That seems to be the lesson to draw from other nations that have implemented… Read More
