Australia has signed up to another war without debate and without clarity. The costs are already visible, in rising prices, strained supply chains and a deepening entanglement that blurs the line between ally and participant.
Tag: Foreign Policy
Locked, Loaded, and Stuck: Why the Second Iran Strike Won’t Come Easy
Trump says the United States is “locked and loaded.” Israel has Operation Iron
Strike sitting authorised on a shelf. Yet the second blow on Iran hasn’t
landed — and the reason is written not in diplomatic fine print but in depleted
missile stockpiles and the darkening arithmetic of a CRINK alliance that neither
Washington nor Tel Aviv knows how to break. Vulnerability, not virtue, is
driving the pause.
The War Nobody’s Paid to See Coming
Right now, the USS Abraham Lincoln and nine escort warships are sitting in the Persian Gulf like a loaded gun aimed at Iran’s heart. Not one Australian media outlet can independently verify what this means for Australians when the shooting starts. Are we up shit creek with America again?
Welcome to the Peace IPO: Gaza, Rebranded as a Prospectus
A forensic look at the so‑called “Board of Peace,” a proposal that treats Gaza less as a homeland and more as a high‑yield opportunity zone. This piece traces the lineage from Kushner’s “Peace to Prosperity” to a subscription‑tier model of diplomacy where capital buys influence and the people most affected are sidelined into administrative footnotes.
The Rape of Venezuela: Trump, Macbeth, Narcissism, and the New American Despotism
Following the January 3, 2026, abduction of Nicolás Maduro from the Fuerte Tiuna military complex, the mask of the “Rules-Based Order” has been incinerated. This op-ed argues that the new “Donroe Doctrine” is not a policy shift, but a blood-soaked coronation of a manic American despotism—one that the Fourth Estate must stop sanitizing as mere “eccentricity.”
The Stakes of a Ley Victory—What a Coalition Government Would Mean for Australia
Sussan Ley’s Coalition promises regression on climate, housing, welfare, and integrity—while struggling to control its own fractured ranks and win back lost voters. In a volatile world, the risks of her untested leadership could not be higher. Why 2025 demands better.
The Moral Hazard of Being US Deputy-Sheriff
Australian officials watched as US missiles struck Venezuelan fishermen. Eleven died. It was legal, Washington insists. But Australia is not just an observer—we have ADF personnel embedded in US commands, we host Pine Gap targeting facilities, and we help aim weapons we never authorised and cannot refuse. AUKUS binds us more tightly than any alliance since 1945. The question is whether we’ve traded sovereignty for security theatre. And whether a second strike on drowning men will finally be the line we refuse to cross.
Trump’s Dirty War at Sea and Australia’s Silent Complicity
When Donald Trump’s America goes fishing, it doesn’t bring a net — it brings a drone. His latest outburst over “illegal Venezuelan boats” turns the Caribbean into a stage set for bluster and bombast. A small fleet of working men in open skiffs become props in a tragicomic rerun of empire, complete with digital spin and patriotic sound effects. Another performance of power — and another warning of what happens when showmanship replaces statecraft.
A Credibility Gap in Search of a Conspiracy
Australia’s Coalition postures as tough on national security, but their record tells another story: Iran scare campaigns, hypocrisy on Tehran trade, and the trillion-dollar AUKUS blunder.
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