Military
Paul McGeough
The military adviser left out in the cold
Paul McGeough The lost pages of Catch-22 have turned up: they are the real-life career notes of Gwenyth Todd.
Malcolm Brown
Military violence: is it any surprise?
Malcolm Brown When Captain Cook was sailing the South Pacific, he became curious as to whether the men on these idyllic islands were so besotted by the beauty and harmony that they were incapable of dark thoughts.
David Hurley
Military will not close ranks over abusive behaviour
David Hurley The ADF's strategy of cultural change will be strongly implemented.
Military funding takes a direct hit
Dylan Welch The government has delivered the biggest cuts to military funding in decades, with as much as $4 billion to vanish from this year's budget.
Hugh White
Our military strategies indefensible
Hugh White Australia's status as a middle power is at risk in the Asian century.
Abbott, O'Farrell have equal claim to Menzies' legacy
Gerard Henderson Premier Barry O'Farrell is a proud follower of Robert Menzies (1894 to 1978), the founder of the modern Liberal Party.
Plenty of decisions to be made and a bit of vision would help
James Brown, Rory Medcalf Fast, good, and cheap - the government unveils a defence policy on Friday aiming for all three.
Softer tone, but China wariness remains
John Garnaut The Rudd government's defence white paper of 2009 exploded like a bomb beneath the China relationship.
A bland defence posture that may be just right for our times
Daniel Flitton Stephen Smith tried to pass the Goldilocks test on Friday when serving up Australia's latest military blueprint.
Sri Lanka's abused worthy of help
Chris Johnson Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor returns today from a visit to Sri Lanka, where he discussed the challenges of refugees and people smuggling.
Analysis
Why the world is reading Gillard's defence paper
John Garnaut The aims of 'enemy work', as they still call it today, have not much changed in 2500 years.
Drone debate too late once they get off the ground
Jai Galliott In last week's Defence Department white paper the Australian public got a scary one-line insight into the future of its air force.
Locked away with just air castles for company
Jacqueline Maley The annual budget lock-up is a like a hostage situation crossed with an exam. Armed with a notepad, a calculator and a sense of existential dread, journalists huddle from about 1pm outside the...
Howard fails in his defence of road to war
Malcolm Jorgensen John Howard's decision to commit Australia to the 2003 Iraq war remains as indefensible as it was 10 years ago.
Gillard's diplomatic triumphs have come all too late
Mark Kenny The PM didn't relish a foreign affairs role, but she has excelled as a stateswoman.
PM solved Rubik's Cube of diplomacy but won't get credit
Mark Kenny It has been said before that if it weren't for bad luck, Julia Gillard would probably have no luck at all.
Even in defeat, Assange's campaign can win
Gay Alcorn The WikiLeaks founder's Senate bid is a long shot, but there is method in his move.
Mark Forbes
Former PM does himself no credit with Iraq war figleaf
Mark Forbes Our former prime minister has revisited 'the most controversial foreign policy decision' taken by my government'.
Taking stock on a conflicted whaling season
Andrew Darby As Japan's most tumultuous Antarctic whaling season yet draws to a close, it seems everybody dodged, if not a harpoon, then a bullet.
Kim's posturing forces US to play regional bodyguard
Michael Richardson Asia-Pacific allies and security partners of the US are scrutinising every move made by Washington as North Korea threatens to strike South Korea and launch missile attacks against American bases in...
