On the subject of our military veterans, when entangled in lawsuits where reputations, behaviour and patriotism are scrutinised, there is surely not a more appropriate body of people to find […]
Read MoreChopper death tragedy
News of the deaths of four young Australian servicemen during training exercises in bad weather in a Taipan helicopter crash in Queensland in 2023 shocked Australians. Investigations into the nature […]
Read MoreUkraine knows it has a friend Down Under
Writing brilliantly in Friday’s The Daily Telegraph, Ukrainian ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko shows his diplomatic skills, setting a tone of reconciliation and foresight as he considers the possibility of […]
Read MoreCovid is the new terrorism
No words can console the grief of those whose sons died in the rugged battlefields of Afghanistan. The victory of the Taliban has completely eroded the last faint consolation that […]
Read MoreWarren pulls a rabbit
As Australia battles the uncensored Twitter war with the amateurs from the Chinese Communist Party, the discerning observer might be a little disappointed with the opening salvo from Beijing. To […]
Read MoreEars to our caring military
If anyone needed crystal clear proof of the professionalism and overall excellence of our armed services in assisting the bushfire relief, the front page of Monday’s Telegraph said it all. […]
Read MoreLoud voice from a distance
There are perhaps similarities between concerned local firebrand “Brother Ismail” and the leadership of Hamas, in the way that they both are boisterous, but safely in refuge in Qatar, Istanbul […]
Read MoreHeston applauded
US-Australian relations on the battlefield have certainly taken a serious pounding with the extraordinary claims around the November Platoon and its conduct in Afghanistan during 2012. With the recent fracas […]
Read MoreBonds of blood
Bearing the silvery blue colors of a wintry Canberra sky, the newest US Navy ship to be commissioned does well to highlight the bonds of blood that run strong between […]
Read MoreTough sell on defence
Thank goodness we have an army of bureaucrats with economics and arts degrees informing our defence policy as we line up to sell the national farm to afford our $368bn […]
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