Premium Columnists As more light shines on PwC’s $3bn tax practice, it’s clear it shouldn’t audit again Economy & Industry PwC claimed legal professional privilege so often over the past decade it lost count. And it made billions from aggressive tax advice.
Redback fangs across the line to win $7bn Infantry Fighting Vehicle deal for Korean giant Hanwha July 28, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The heavily armoured Hanwha Land 400 buggies, which will be made in Geelong, replace Australia’s Vietnam-era M113 armoured personnel carriers.
Soviet aggression prompted the birth of the Nato alliance; here’s why that matters now July 16, 2023 By Jan Ruzicka and Gerald Hughes Defence As with the Berlin blockade and the wider Soviet expansion in the 1940s, today’s NATO must deal with Russia’s aggression on its borders.
Five eyes, ASD expand warnings on 5G to rope in ‘smart cities’ and IoT April 20, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Smart, super-connected cities and communities are still hot, but for all the wrong reasons, say cyber defenders.
Australia signs onto Five Eyes crap software security crackdown April 18, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Applications that ship with security that actually works after 40 years of Windows? There’s a regulation for that.
As Russia’s invasion grinds on, Ukraine deserves the promise of a just peace March 14, 2023 By Marko Pavlyshyn Defence The ethical and reasonable imperative for state actors right this moment is clear: Ukraine must be helped to defend itself.
Premium Insights and analysis The Franco-German motor is on fire November 23, 2022 By Caroline de Gruyter Editors' Picks Germany suddenly taking unilateral initiatives without coordination with France upsets the delicate balance between Paris and Berlin.
Premium Insights and analysis Why Putin’s military strategy in Ukraine has been a flop for the strongman November 14, 2022 By Melissa Coade Defence War studies expert Sir Lawrence Freedman has reminded us that it is difficult to use military power effectively.
RAAF resumes Mediterranean patrols with P-8A to fly out of Italy October 14, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Defence Operation Sea Guardian, an ongoing non-Article 5 NATO maritime security operation, will use a RAAF P-8A Poseidon for patrols out of Italy.
RAAF Growlers greet French fighter jets in official ‘rendezvous’ August 24, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The conspicuous thaw in Franco-Australian relations following the change of government has moved into military displays of affection.
Germans jet in for Operation Pitch Black August 19, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Federal Germany’s Luftwaffe has despatched six Eurofighter Typhoons, three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, an A400M transport aircraft and 200 personnel to Australia for Operation Pitch Black.
Premium Insights and analysis A mirror to the world for those who think conflict is the way to resolve differences July 6, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Defence Iceland tops the list as the most peaceful country, according to the 16th Global Peace Index; Australia comes in at 27 and New Zealand is 2nd.
Albanese visits Ukraine, pledges more support July 4, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Defence Australia has pledged almost $100 million in military aid to Ukraine, in an overnight announcement from Anthony Albanese whilst visiting Kyiv.
Sanction screws tightened against Moscow, Australia announces NATO collaboration April 8, 2022 By Melissa Coade Defence New financial sanctions and travel bans to Australia will be made against 67 individuals, as the foreign minister confirms a new partnership with NATO.
Former US secretary of state Albright dead at 84 March 24, 2022 By Tom Ravlic News Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold the role of secretary of state in a US administration, has died from cancer overnight, aged 84.