James Beattie
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Labor's progressive patriotism collides with AUKUS (opens the original)
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Labor's attempt to frame AUKUS as an expression of progressive patriotism raises difficult questions about ideology, consistency and Australia's defence priorities, writes Dr James Beattie. DEFENCE INDUSTRY Minister Pat Conroy sought to gain traction for the idea that AUKUS embodies “progressive patriotism” in his most recent National Press Club address. Perhaps Conroy was trying to pour cold water on internal Party dissent and continuing public concern about the pact. Or perhaps, as I’ll discus
Media's fear of Pauline Hanson is her greatest weapon (opens the original)
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Pauline Hanson thrives when journalists fear being shut out, but the media holds more power than it realises if it's willing to use it, writes Dr James Beattie. THERE HAS ALREADY been some commentary about how journalists could have been more probing in their questioning of Senator Pauline Hanson in her recent Press Club address. But little has been said about why there were so few penetrating questions from this elite band of Australian media practitioners and how they should – or should not –
AUKUS Inquiry must welcome every side of the debate (opens the original)
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To shape the national conversation, the AUKUS Inquiry must be seen as open, balanced and willing to test every argument, writes Dr James Beattie. AS SOMEONE who is strongly opposed to AUKUS, I welcome the public Inquiry into the pact. Two public hearings have already been held – in Melbourne and in Fremantle – and the next is scheduled for Adelaide on 16 July 2026, with a dedicated hearing for Indigenous Australians on 17 July, also in Adelaide. However, I would like to sound a note of caution a
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