The story of Darwin really begins with the necessity to establish a support route for the Overland Telegraph to the southern states of Australia. In November 1871, the 1,100-mile submarine cable between Darwin and Banjoewangie in Java …
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More than two centuries ago, one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, famously said: ‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.’ At that time, he was talking about the need for more universal education …
The rapidly deteriorating strategic environment has led Australia and its allies to realise the imperative for closer collaboration on defence and security issues. The most striking evidence of this is the heralded AUKUS agreement to …
Geopolitics and technological innovation are transforming the economic base on which nations build national security. They are also transforming how Australia relates to its closest allies, particularly the United States. National security no longer rests …
I write this article from Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan. Instead of stiffly sitting at my ergonomic desk, I’m reclined in a camel-skin tent. My phone lies forgotten in my backpack (there’s no reception here). I …