The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission produces voluminous annual reports, the latest of which turns its attention to Beijing's growing influence in both Australia's ethnic media and the mainstream press. The picture it paints is by no means reassuring

The warplane already comes with an extraordinary price tag, but that is only the start of the drain this gold-plated hangar queen will impose on our defence budget. Beyond that, we'll be paying Lockheed Martin for access to the "intellectual property" needed to get it airborne (every now and then)

No altruistic outfit, the company is pledged to profit and therefore delighted to have positioned itself in the best possible situation to exploit the distorted power market. A revolt by shareholders concerned for the nation's good might just get results

It is evident that ADF's leadership has been captured by a self-perpetuating Left claque and equally apparent that promotion beyond the rank of captain demands correct views on things like global warming and the martial prowess of intersex recruits, of which current doctrine says there are simply not enough

China's grim determination to claim the South China Sea as its private lake needs an incident to demonstrate Beijing's resolve. The US is problematic, given its undoubted willingness to respond, but the British warships Boris Johnson is dispatching, well they will make the perfect targets

The Liberal from West Austral has mooted a private member’s bill legalising homosexual marriage, apparently because the Lindt café's manager was murdered while being without benefit of clergy. The purpose of such a bill is to deny the Australian public any say in the matter

David Archibald thought he might have a chance to take the seat of Pilbarra, thinking he might run as an independent but eventually signing on as One Nation's contender.  Here's his memoir of bent media, mad taxes, fabricated outrage and, most of all, democracy warts and all

The are three know quantities about the warplane selected to be Australia's front line fighter: First, it doesn't work, won't work and can't be made to work. Second, it is horrendously expensive. And third, Donald Trump is sure to cancel the program

Given its repeated invocation of "agility", the Prime Minister must be mightily pleased with the latest blueprint for the future of Australia's defence. Enemies will be even more tickled, given the document's surrender to profligacy, tactical incoherence and political correctness