I would like to take this opportunity to close off the year in this last Newsletter for 2020. It has been a year like no other in memory. Not only have I been back in the Senate for just over a year, but we in Australia have undergone a trial of fire and pandemic. I...

My Fortnightly Update War Crimes Much has been written and said about the allegations of Special Forces war crimes in Afghanistan over the last week. Because of the fact that I have consistently been accused of war crimes over the last decade and because of my...

My Fortnightly Update The US Election  It would be remiss of me not to mention the US election in this newsletter. After our own Australian elections, I do not believe there is another election around the world that has more repercussions for us as a nation. The...

My Fortnightly Update I’ve been working with Sarah Holloway on a new podcast series, Noise Before Defeat. It’s about national security, our national preparedness and what we need to do to maintain our sovereignty. Click here to get it on Apple or click here for...

My Fortnightly Update The Budget – an Overview In 2020, Australians have been tested like never before by flood, drought, fires and a global pandemic. I've seen first hand the devastation of the fires in New South Wales and drought in rural New South Wales. COVID-19...

My Fortnightly Update National Security – The Solution I want Australia, for the first time in its history to be PREPARED for its uncertain future. By being prepared, perhaps we will not have to endure the worst. This is not about irrational preppers or about panic...

My Fortnightly Update No Fuel, No Medicine, No Fertiliser, No Defence: Self-Reliance and You I hope last fortnight’s post on self-reliance gained your interest about this critical topic. In this fortnight’s post,  I’d like to explain how a lack of self-reliance can...

My Fortnightly Update Australia's Lack of Self Reliance  The Prime Minister and all members of his government have referred to the ideas of sovereignty, resilience and self-reliance over the past few months. These ideas are central to the discussion of national...

My Fortnightly Update    Musings on Sovereignty I often speak about sovereignty as being the objective of a National Security Strategy, and in my Zoom meetings, listeners are often confused about what I mean by sovereignty. To read my musings on...