How to Bring Down a Storied Think-Tank? Humiliation Works.

PM lashes 'predictable' accusations on defence spending

The government has defended Australia’s military budget after a report criticised its spending. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) By Tess Ikonomou and Kat Wong in Canberra The prime minister has backed his government’s defence spending after a report warned Australia’s current levels could fail to address threats. In an era described by authorities as the most dangerous since the end of World War II, the 2025/26 defence budget misses a “crucial opportunit…

‘Take a look at yourselves’: Albanese blasts think tank on defence spending

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s argument that the government risked creating a “paper” military has angered the prime minister.

PM tells think tank to 'have a look at themselves' after defence report

The prime minister has lashed out at one of the country's leading security think tanks and demanded it "have a look at themselves" after it warned Australia could be left with a "brittle and hollowed defence force" if military funding was not increased.

How to bring down a storied think-tank? Humiliation works.

At this momentous historical juncture, our assignment as Americans is to find ways to turn our humiliation into action, to reclaim our dignity.