The Censors Down Under: The ACMA Gambit on Misinformation and Disinformation

The Censors Down Under: The ACMA Gambit on Misinformation and Disinformation

In January 2010, the then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, doing what she does best, grasped a platitude and ran with it in launching, of all things, an institution called the Newseum. “Information freedom,” she declared, “supports the peace and security that provide a foundation for global progress.” The same figure has encouraged the…

Australia and the USA Held a 2+2 Meeting

Australia and the USA Held a 2+2 Meeting

On July 29, Australia’s third-most populous city, Brisbane, located on the eastern Pacific, “The Pacific,” is worth noting. More on this below-coast of the country-continent, which hosted a notable event in the political space of the Indo-Pacific region. In particular, we will talk about the next meeting of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations Committee, AUSMIN….

The Fossil Fuel Proliferation Threat

The Fossil Fuel Proliferation Threat

Climate change negotiations and debates are characterised by some curious features. For one, there are interminable stretches of discussion that never seem to feature the agents of cause. Chatter about horrendous fires, toxic smoke, and environmental degradation often skirts around the culprit of anthropogenic change, so ably aided by fossil fuels. With the fossil fuel…

AUKUS: Part of a Multi-pronged Strategy to Preserve US Regional Dominance

AUKUS: Part of a Multi-pronged Strategy to Preserve US Regional Dominance

The AUKUS agreement reached in September 2021 has left Australia more deeply entangled with US strategic priorities and war preparations than ever before. AUKUS reflects the prevalent view within the US security establishment that China’s rise poses a major threat to America’s regional and global dominance – a view, as it happens, strongly supported by…