Oceania
Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine: Subs From Down Under
Here’s What You Need to Know: The six boats are a key element of the Australian Defence Force. In December 2020, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced that its six domestically-built...
We Can’t Close Schools Every Time There’s a COVID Outbreak
Brisbane has entered a snap lockdown to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a quarantine breach. Schools — including out-of-hours school care — across Greater Brisbane will be closed until the second term starts...
Could Australia Walk Away from its French Submarine Deal?
Media reports this week have claimed that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has commissioned a Defence Department review into potential alternatives to the Attack-class submarine. That’s prompted a flurry of speculation about whether...
What’s up With the Royal Australian Navy’s Weapons Program?
Last month, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds put out a media release announcing a boost to Australia’s maritime security. Its focus was the navy’s weapons program. The announcement had a medley of numbers—a...
Big Tech Appeals to Users over the Australian Media Dispute
Over the past few weeks, Google and Facebook have engaged in desperate attempts to avoid regulation under the Australian government’s proposed mandatory news media bargaining code. Facebook chief executive Mark...
Is News Worth a Lot or a Little? Big Tech Wants to Have it Both Ways
Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining code, which would force the internet giants to...
Not Just Trump: New Zealand Must Take a Firmer Stand Against Threats to Democracy
America is currently experiencing its worst political and constitutional crisis since the civil war when the very survival of Abraham Lincoln’s government “of, by and for the people” was at...
Using Both Oxford’s and Pfizer’s Vaccine is Australia’s Best Strategy
On Sunday, federal Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said most Australians will be offered a vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca. Australia currently has agreements in place to receive 53.8 million...
Australians Could Break Espionage Laws Online Without Realizing
Did you know you could be charged with spying if you connect with someone who turns out to be a foreign spy on LinkedIn? Apparently, not enough of us do....
Air Force Wingman Drones are One Step Closer to Deployment
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Though likely behind, Russia’s advanced drone program is also moving along. Several European countries are also joining forces to build their own, home-grown drones, though their most...
How COVID Could Change the Way Australians Think About Hotels
In Australia, New Zealand and around the world, COVID has turned luxury and semi-luxury hotels into quarantine facilities. Among the four and five-star hotels reported as having been used for...
Left to Ruin: Why Australia Must Preserve its WWII History
Australia built a number of coastal defences to help protect the country from any enemy attack during the second world war. Now, almost 80 years later, some of the physical...