The Guardian • Military
Issue #2004
Fighter jets or green electricity
On 28th March, the government came clean on one of its’ worst kept secrets of the decade when it announced its decision (again) to purchase...
Read moreAustralia’s military deal with South Korea: a hidden past
On 13th December 2021, Australia signed an unprecedented billion-dollar defence contract with the Republic of South Korea (ROK).
Read moreDjibouti Africa – its international significance
Djibouti is a country of modest size but geopolitically significant, especially when its proximity to Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda, is considered.
Read moreMilitary uses predatory recruitment on Australian youth
The end of 2020 brought about the end of a particularly difficult and disruptive year 12 for the nation’s school leavers.
Read moreThanks but no tanks, rats please?
“You can’t make everything free,” said Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
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Issue #2024
Defence programmes in SA schools
In 2010 the then-Federal Government announced a pilot programme to develop a defence curriculum. Three South Australian government schools were initially selected to develop this...
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Issue #2039
Japan’s dangerous military expansion
On December 16 last year, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a new defence strategy that doubled Japan’s military spending by 2027. The biggest military...
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Issue #1991
Year in review
2021 has been a year that has intensified the elements of the class struggle we have been experiencing since the pandemic arrived in Australia in 2020.
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Issue #2039
PEACE NOTES
Hannah Middleton We face two crises which could ultimately destroy humanity and our planet – nuclear and climate Armageddon. A report – Climate Collateral –...
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Issue #2053
PEACE NOTES
Hannah Middleton There is always money for the military, no matter how bad the budget bottom line is. The Federal government plans to spend about...
Read moreGov’t spends billions on military, but people get none!
It seems in every facet Australia is inching closer towards transforming into its transpacific cousin, the United States of America.
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Issue #2052
Australia-USA exercise Talisman Sabre: Preparing for war in Taiwan
According to the Australian Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest war game ever held between the Australian Defence Force (ADF)...
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Issue #2052
Not a People’s Budget
Budgets involve a redistribution of wealth reflecting government priorities and serving class interests. The 2023-24 federal budget has clear priorities. The big winners are the...
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Issue #2051
Selling out Australia
In recent years, former US Navy officials have played critical but secretive roles as paid advisers to Australian governments. Since 2015, six retired US admirals...
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