By Spirit of Eureka – National Ever since it’s signing in 1951, the ANZUS Treaty has been portrayed as a security guarantee that commits the US to come to the aid of Australia should it be attacked militarily. The reality is in fact that there is no concrete provision for this in the treaty. Nonetheless the treaty has been used …

By Eileen Darley, Convener Port Adelaide Community Opposes AUKUS (PACOA) The Greens and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young held a public meeting on the 13th of March in Port Adelaide to inform and give residents an opportunity to express their concerns about the building of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines and the accompanying nuclear waste at the Osborne Naval Shipyard. We reproduce the …

By Binoy Kampmark Palace coups have become a seasonal tradition in Australian politics.  Between 2007 and 2018, Australia had six prime ministers, four of whom were overthrown by their own parties, the first five never being allowed to complete their first term in office.  In contrast, between 1983 and 2007, the country could count on the dry, solid stability of three leaders.  The …