How not to think about Australia Day
The Australia Day debate persists not because the question is complex, but because it is rarely stated honestly.
Category In the Margin
Subordinate observations and commentary adjacent to the record
A neutralised Taiwan is still a strategic defeat for Australia
The absence of war does not make a Taiwan submission benign. It makes the method transferable.
On the selective silence of leaders
Leaders who speak readily on image but fall silent on principle are declining to lead and will lead to decline.