The Coalition and Greens leapt upon the delay to accuse the Albanese government of dithering when required to make tough decisions about the defence portfolio.
Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell and other leading military figures are facing growing calls to surrender their military honours after more junior Afghanistan war commanders were stripped of theirs.
David Hastie’s quoting of the Netherlands as a country with more students than Australia in private schools than public ones is not an accurate comparison (“In defence of private school funding:it’s not the great divide”,September 13). Private schools in the Netherlands are mostly chosen for children who require additional needs or for international students who have not yet learned Dutch;they are certainly not regarded as a status symbol,as can happen here.
Palestinian advocates are growing impatient with the government over delays in establishing a permanent visa scheme for people fleeing the war in Gaza.
The veteran politician,a former police officer,lived through the scarring Nelson-Turnbull-Abbott years. He has placed a premium on unity,and it has paid off – at least so far.
Defence Minister Richard Marles sidestepped questions about whether permanent residents from autocracies such as China would be allowed to serve in the ADF.
A Perth property developer claimed the federal MP was part of a conspiracy with WAtoday reporters to damage his reputation.
Expectations are firming that the number of Hunter-class frigates will be slashed from a planned nine to six,or possibly even three,vessels.
Longstanding defence policy states that only Australian citizens,with rare exceptions,can serve in the military. That could be about to change.
The federal opposition defence spokesman and former SASR captain recalls the Christmas of 2014. For good and bad,it was one he’ll never forget.
The similarity between the stakes of two high-profile defamation cases doesn’t end with the fact that they share the same lawyers.