The former PM may have been brusque,but his analysis raised questions that need answering.
Just as the 1980s marked a turning point for the Australian economy,the past week represented a new era in Australian defence policy.
The former prime minister didn’t reveal that the government gave him a private,early briefing on the AUKUS deal,and Albanese returned every call he made to him.
This military mentality will rob the country of other pressing needs.
The former Labor cabinet minister and Midnight Oil frontman delivered a withering critique of Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
Exclusive survey findings highlight the challenge for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in gaining approval from the electorate for the AUKUS plan unveiled in San Diego on Tuesday.
Since his retirement,Keating has created the role of ex-prime minister as a figure akin to the nation’s ex-husband.
Readers discuss if the government made a monumental error by purchasing a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for more than $350billion.
When dictators are open about their plans for us,they should be taken seriously. Paul Keating is misguided about AUKUS and our need to resist China’s aggression.
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett stepped away from recording to tweet that AUKUS stinks. Albanese,meanwhile,said Keating’s jibes did nothing “other than diminish him”.
The former PM overdid the personal attacks when he spoke about the AUKUS deal at the National Press Club.