The Hon David Coleman MP is the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, appointed to the position by Peter Dutton in late January 2025. In the Morrison Government, David Coleman served as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. As 2025 began, decisions by the newly installed US Trump administration had impacted on global relations [...]
As Australians waited to find out whether the prime minister would call an early federal election in 2025 or go his full term till May, opinions varied on what the outcome of that election might be. In this atmosphere, The Sydney Institute asked two younger contributors to the public debate to offer their sense of [...]
As Australians waited to find out whether the prime minister would call an early federal election in 2025 or go his full term till May, opinions varied on what the outcome of that election might be. In this atmosphere, The Sydney Institute asked two younger contributors to the public debate to offer their sense of [...]
Senator James Paterson, a Liberal senator for Victoria, is the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and the Shadow Minister for Cyber Security. At a time of increasing concern over cyber security and global uncertainty, Senator Paterson believes: “Australia is facing the most complex and serious strategic circumstances since the end of the Second World War. [...]
In The Cronulla Riots – The Untold Story, Mark Goodwin and Craig Scully, retired NSW Police Assistant Commissioner and former NSW Police Minister respectively, explore what really happened as opposed to the press and media versions of the events. As the key figures tasked with restoring order during the chaos, they have revealed that much [...]
In The Cronulla Riots – The Untold Story, Mark Goodwin and Craig Scully, retired NSW Police Assistant Commissioner and former NSW Police Minister respectively, explore what really happened as opposed to the press and media versions of the events. As the key figures tasked with restoring order during the chaos, they have revealed that much [...]
Nick Kaldas was born in Egypt in 1958 and moved with his family to Australia in 1969. He served in the NSW Police for 35 years, the last ten as the Deputy Commissioner. His career was mainly in major and organised crime investigations and counter terrorism. Nick also held a number of significant international roles, [...]
It is now more than half a century since the Whitlam Government purchased the famous Jackson Pollock painting Blue Poles for what was considered a huge sum of money at the time causing much criticism of the Whitlam Government for wasting money at a time of high inflation and unemployment. The purchase, however, would stand [...]
In 2025, the Robert Menzies Institute published the third volume in its Menzies series – titled The Menzies Ascendency - Fortune, Stability, Progress 1954–1961. The Sydney launch took place at The Sydney Institute on Monday 3 February. The book was launched by former High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby and The Australian’s Paul Kelly. [...]
In 2025, the Robert Menzies Institute published the third volume in its Menzies series – titled The Menzies Ascendency - Fortune, Stability, Progress 1954–1961. The Sydney launch took place at The Sydney Institute on Monday 3 February. The book was launched by former High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby and The Australian’s Paul Kelly. [...]
