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Albanese’s inaction drives his own party towards extinction | Richard Flanagan

by admin | January 18, 2025 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Class War, Climate Change, Corruption, Foreign policy, Political issues

Extinctions sometimes strangely entwine – like the ancient Maugean skate ray, of which it is estimated fewer than 120 remain and which will likely be driven to extinction in the next few years because of the Tasmanian salmon industry, and the federal ALP, of...

The Labor/Liberal Duopoly’s autocratic bid for power | Anne Twomey

by admin | November 21, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Class War, Corruption, Legal matters, Media, Political issues

What’s dodgy about the proposed Australian political donations reforms? Transcript AI Welcome back to the Constitutional Clarion. The Australian Government recently introduced two controversial bills, one dealing with campaign finance and the other...

Sunk cost: How the AUKUS bill keeps rising for taxpayers – Andrew Tillett

by admin | October 17, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Military, Political issues

Taxpayers are facing a bill of up to $20 billion (That is 20,000 x $1,000,000)1 to expand Perth’s shipyard as part of getting it ready to host nuclear-powered submarines and build new warships, in what looms as one of the federal government’s most expensive...

Critical AUKUS contract doubles in price and now a year late – Connor Pearce

by admin | July 26, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Military, Political issues

A critical Defence contract to design Australia’s future naval nuclear regulator handed to consultancy Ernst & Young has blown out to more than double the original amount and is running a year late Last year, EY was awarded an $8.4 million contract...

Lockheed Martin deletes Australian F-35 ties – Michelle Fahy

by admin | June 10, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Gaza Genocide, Military, Political issues

The world’s biggest weapons manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, has deleted from its website details about Australia’s key role in building F-35 fighter jets, which Israel is using to bomb Gaza Among the details quietly scrubbed from Lockheed Martin’s website...

(Daniel Duggan) accused of training Chinese pilots airs ASIO claims – Giannini and Wong

by admin | May 24, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Legal matters, Military, Political issues

A former fighter pilot accused of aiding China’s military will claim Australia’s intelligence agency knew about his actions and tried to bring him on board as a spy Daniel Duggan, 55, has spent 17 months in a maximum-security...

Australian military refuses to disclose arms deal with Israel to protect its ‘reputation’ – by Caitlin Johnstone

by admin | April 9, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Gaza Genocide, Military, Political issues, Racism

Australia’s Defence Department has refused a Freedom of Information request about the details of an arms deal with Israel on the grounds that such information “could harm Australia’s international standing and reputation,” which suggests the details must be...

Militarised Brisbane: weapons manufacturers, university partnerships and grass-roots activism – Miriam Deprez

by admin | March 25, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Education, Foreign policy, Gaza Genocide, Military, Political issues, Racism, Technology

At about 9 am on Monday 8th January, in an industrial outer suburb of Brisbane, roughly thirty activists took over the Ferra Engineering manufacturing floor. Banners read “Ferra Spreads Terror” and “Stop Arming Israel” as the protesters shut down, albeit...