There’s one thing Russia’s rulers can’t tolerate. It is those who challenge their self-assumed total authority. If there’s one thing history has demonstrated about Russia’s behaviour it is that they will ruthlessly eliminate those who do. READ MORE
Opinion
Opinion – Much to Worry About in our own Region
Saturday 2nd Apr 2022
Developing regional tensions should concern Australians as much as events in Ukraine. READ MORE
Opinion: Where are the strategists and tacticians?
Saturday 19th Mar 2022
There’s nothing like the whiff of distant grapeshot to energise Australia’s plethora of armchair military strategists. Military professionals, on the other hand, spend an inordinate time pondering where strategy ends and tactics begin. Australia, in its short history,...
Opinion: Will he?, Won’t he? Has he?
Saturday 26th Feb 2022
Russia’s criminal despot pushes the world to the brink, playing an unpredictable, dangerous game. Plenty of questions as Stalin’s successor wages war
Elephants never forget unlike those who buy weapons
Saturday 5th Feb 2022
ELEPHANTS have the longest gestation period of all mammals, 18 to 22 months before giving birth. Actually, making an elephant is a relativity simple process. Two elephants, one male one female, have a eureka moment and, after a bit of preliminary discussion,...
Opinion – Resistance is Futile
Thursday 16th Dec 2021
I have been unreasonably banned and am at a loss what to do…? READ MORE
Opinion – Casualties in conflict a fact of life that must be accepted
Saturday 20th Nov 2021
Occasionally politicians need to be reminded war comes at a human cost WARNING. This column contains language and descriptions which some people might find offensive. READ MORE
Comment – Medals for acts of valour weigh heavily on scales of justice
Thursday 11th Nov 2021
FORFEITURE of honours and awards should be the absolute last resort for those convicted of crimes prescribed under either civil or military law and regulations. READ MORE
Commentary: Whatever Floats Your Boat
Thursday 16th Sep 2021
I see no ships but hardships. Sail on! Finally, some sense on subs | Australian Defence History, Policy and Veterans Issues (targetsdown.blogspot.com)
Opinion: Road to Leadership Often a Difficult Path
Saturday 4th Sep 2021
ANNOUNCING the SAS will from now be commanded by a full colonel delivered an unintended insult to every serving Australian lieutenant colonel. Read More