Comparatively measured stuff from Manasseh Sogavare's OUR party on China and 'traditional donors.' They're not the only ones to complain about 'restrictive' access to finance

But the suggestion that Australia's commitment to the SDGs was 'non-existent' will rankle Canberra

Japan’s former ambassador in Canberra Ambassador YAMAGAMI Shingo writing in today’s The Australian:

“I was told by several Australians in politics and government to seal my lips on the subject of China…” theaustralian.com.au/commentary/dis…

New unseen CCTV: A violent riot through the streets of Alice Springs on Tuesday has ramped up calls for a total federal government takeover of the town, with the mayor calling for the territory’s government to temporarily step aside.

Full story: theaustralian.com.au/nation/indigen…

Here’s Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong’s first response to Chinese FM Wang Yi’s meeting with Paul Keating.

“He does not speak for the government nor the country,” the 🇦🇺FM told me and Ben Packham

More here theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Albanese hands trade gift to China theaustralian.com.au/nation/albanes…

“Australia has made a significant contribution to Ukraine's military capabilities by supplying 14 Special Forces vehicles. These vehicles, known as the HMT Extenda Mk 2”
If you want to know what Australia is providing best check overseas, not here… armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russ…

Anyone but a politician who sold out their country to a foreign spy agency would have a bag on their head, & police forensic teams tagging & bagging all the electronic devices in their house. ASIO doesn't decide on prosecutions. Time for the Attorney General to do his job.

'From my last two years of work advocating for more military aid for Ukraine, it is evident that the biggest hand brake is hesitancy in the Department of Defence' abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2…

Doubling down: The Navy’s new surface fleet plan by the numbers. The numbers tell us what's in & what's out. They also show the direction & state of Defence's thinking & planning Marcus Hellyer strategicanalysis.org/doubling-down-…

Letter from President President Surangel Whipps, Jr. to unnamed US Senator on urgent need to #passCOFA describes China's offers to Palau to break its relationship with US and Taiwan, including 'The PRC has already offered to 'fill every hotel room' in our tourism-based private sector – 'and more if…

'The document is almost wilfully opaque...' strategicanalysis.org/poor-performan…

'Will Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) program deliver as promised? The unavoidable answer is no.' strategicanalysis.org/megaprojects-t…

PNG looks to ‘big brother’ for security needs: Marape theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Passport Office slow, inefficient: Auditor-General theaustralian.com.au/nation/passpor…

Eight-year wait: radical anti-drone ideas take flight theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

Crisis talks over torture accused soldier theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

Army fleet ‘vulnerable to killer drones’ theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

PNG to ‘stick with’ Australia theaustralian.com.au/nation/png-to-…

Military madness: our troops ‘at risk’ without killer drones theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

Accused torturer to command ADF troops theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…