Labor has enjoyed a honeymoon period with voters after their brutal rejection of Morrison’s government
Can Australia defend itself in a dangerous age? Do we have the right mix of hardware and personnel?
Nuclear submarines are only one component of a much bigger strategic question. Can Australia defend itself in a dangerous age? Do we have the right mix of hardware and personnel? Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has put this existential query front-of-mind for many governments, including our own. To this end, an external review of Australia’s defence capability will report in March.
against sudden attack. Expect to hear much more on these questions in the opening six months of next year.When Australians elected a Labor government in May, they also ushered in a progressive parliament with a substantial crossbench, including teal independents backed in part by the fund-raising juggernaut that is Climate 200.
in recent federal elections, with a much smaller reward. Labor will have the numbers in parliament for an overhaul of the donations and disclosure regime, and has plans to legislate caps on electoral spending. The ALP’s 2022 campaign director, Paul Erickson, says the current lack of restrictions “has allowed extremely high-net-worth individuals, groups and networks to distort the political conversation with levels of advertising that were previously inconceivable in Australian elections”.
But Climate 200 notes electoral expenditure caps “do not put candidates on a level playing field if they don’t take into account the entrenched benefits to incumbents”.
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