Democracy Sausage Episode: AUKUS and the US alliance with Hugh White
Strategic studies expert Hugh White argues that the AUKUS submarines arrangement is a deeply flawed deal that ties Australia to the United States in the event of a major armed conflict in Asia. Are…
Great Australian Stuff premieres in April
Starts Tuesday 11 April, 8 pm on ABC TV and ABC iview In this fascinating four-part series for ABC, Tony Armstrong unpacks the surprising, strange, and sometimes dark history behind our most…
New Democracy Sausage Episode: Robodebt and Australia’s ‘rotten’ public service
Senior Reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton joins the show to discuss what the Robodebt royal commission hearings uncovered and the dire state of Australia’s policymaking apparatus…
Opinion: Australia's AUKUS deal brings jobs, training, facilities - that's good for the Albanese government
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. JUST a few short years ago, it was said in the halls of power that Australia did not have to choose…
Opinion: Daniel Andrews is a savvy media performer, but that's no substitute for transparency
By Colleen Lewis A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. The idea of the media as the fourth estate can be traced back to the early 1800s. It was first…
Opinion: Trust dives amid Australia's billions in defence contracts
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. They are the defining political stories of 2023. AUKUS and robodebt. Submarines and sub-ethical…
Opinion: RBA's interest rates rise to lift household stress, and political pain for Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Two numbers out in recent days will have Labor's marginal seat MPs nervous, if not sweating bullets…