Nautilus Institute at RMIT

Monday 19 December 2005

1. Australia/US Alliance: Sudden Switch In Battle Plans
2. Terrorism Trial Faces Challenge
3. Australia/US Joint Military Training: Munitions Factory, Wharf Being Considered
4. Australia Says It Has Exit Plan For Iraq
5. This Is Australia?
6. Fiji Military Commander Holding Talks With Chinese Defence Officials
7. Special Report: Diego Garcia US Military Base

Thursday 15 December 2005

1. White Australia Rules
2. Malaysia Delivers Blow To Australia
3. Indonesia Guarded On Straits Patrol
4. RAAF Orion To Visit Philippines
5. Special Report: Australian National Security: Defence Update 2005

Monday 12 December 2005

1. Downer Signs Contentious ASEAN Treaty
2. Australia, Japan Discuss Iraq Exit
3. Nuclear Agency Fears France Will Return Spent Rods Too Soon
4. Australia Alone In Climate Change View

Thursday 8 December 2005

1. Aust Out Of Place At Summit: Mahathir
2. JI 'Near Death' But Still A Threat
3. Australia Says Weapons Of Mass Destruction Pose Greatest Threat To Global Security
4. Anti-Terror Laws Rammed Through - Minus Debate
5. Kickbacks Poured In As Navy Led Iraq Blockade
6. Tight Security For Accused Terrorist's Trial
7. $1bn Surveillance Fleet Boost
8. Top Guns To Wait Years For Fighters
9. Australia Would Consider Post-Kyoto Pact
10. Australia To Host Asia-Pacific Climate Meeting Next Month

Monday 5 December 2005

1. Iron Prices 'Could Hurt Uranium Deals'
2. The US Can Out-Charm China
3. Terror Laws Threat To 'Basic Civil Liberties'
4. Defence Update Highlights Global Threat
5. ASIO's Questioning And Detention Powers
6. Crisis On Our Doorstep - HIV/AIDS Grips Papua New Guinea
7. PNG: Police Mobile Squads Disbanded
8. Unless The Nation Works Together, Our Grandchildren Face Global Disaster

Thursday 1 December 2005

1. Minister Clears The Air On A Post-Kyoto World
2. Coalition MPs Back New Laws
3. Senators Tinker At The Edges Of Draconian Laws
4. More Police Power 'Could Boost Terror'
5. ASIO Censorship Riles MPs
6. Intelligence Community 'Needs Reform'
7. Army Restructuring On Cards
8. $25m Upgrade For Army Choppers
9. Two Fijians Out Of Bougainville
10. NT Nuclear Waste Dump Gets Thumbs Up
11. Government Lied To Cover Up War Crimes In 1975 Invasion Of Island

Monday 28 November 2005

1. Pressure Mounts For Sedition Laws To Be Delayed
2. Defence Focus On Upgrades
3. Preparing To Fight The Wrong War
4. America Loses Its Grip On Asia
5. Military's Ranks Dwindling
6. Inquiry Examines Case For N-Power
7. Australian Greenhouse Emissions Up

Thursday 24 November 2005

1. Bundle Of Secrets Revealed In Raid On Bomber's Home
2. Tamil Book Seized In Police Raids
3. America Restores Military Ties With Jakarta
4. Customs Officers To Be Armed At Ports
5. Northern Territory Nuclear Dump Controversy Continues
6. Special Report: Singapore Accused Of Hypocrisy On Drug Stance

Monday 21 November 2005

1. Allies Running Out Of Time
2. Coming To A Country Very Close To You
3. Ruddock Asks For Secrecy In Trial
4. Australians To Join NATO Force In Afghanistan
5. Missile Interception Achieved

Thursday 17 November 2005

1. Aussie In US Spy Scandal
2. Donald Rumsfeld: Our Ties Could Not Be Firmer
3. Troops In Iraq Longer: Hill
4. Case Against The Sydney Accused
5. Sham Poll Sealed Papua's Fate, Study Finds
6. OPCW Extends National Implementation Deadline
7. Special Report: Chemical And Other Weapons Dumped In The Pacific

Monday 14 November 2005

1. There Is No Threat To Freedom Of Speech
2. Sedition Law Should Be Made Redundant
3. Hottest Year On Record Tipped
4. Getting Heads Together On Use Of Spy Cameras

Thursday 10 November 2005

1. Army Shoot-To-Kill On Top Of New Laws
2. Convicted Terrorists Will Keep Citizenship
3. Enough To Build 15 Bombs
4. French Defence Minister Postpones Visit
5. Asia's New Naval Map
6. We Need Tools For Fight: Ruddock

Monday 7 November, 2005

1. A Lot Of Trust To Ask For
2. Army On The March
3. Furious Spies Tell PM To 'Butt Out'
4. Iraq: War By Other Means

Special Report: Salient Documents Relating To The Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005

Thursday 3 November, 2005

1. NT Nuclear Waste Dump Jumps First Hurdle
2. BHP Plans Uranium Mine Upgrade
3. Balance Is Crucial For Anti-Terrorism Bill
4. State Shut The Door On Civil Liberties
5. Police On Standby For Terror Cell Raids

APSNet Policy Forum: Paul Monk, Rethinking China: Australia and the World.

Monday 31 October, 2005

1. Howard On Target With The Military
2. Hill's Future In Doubt
3. Defence Spending Criticism Irks Senior Analyst
4. High Levels of Radioactive Contamination In French Polynesia
5. Pacific Community Concept Welcomed By Forum
6. Anxious Media Look To Law, Not Faith, To Guard Reporting Rights
7. Without Answers, Terror Laws Should Be Rejected

Thursday 27 October, 2005

1. Treasury Fires Warning On Defence Costs
2. Annual summit of 16 Pacific Islands Forum leaders
3. Pacific Jobs Plea Is A Matter Of Mutual Security
4. SAS To Work With Kopassus
5. Terror Laws An Untested Legal Area
6. Australian Navy Ships Use Active Sonar
7. Illegal Fishing Summit

Special Report: Australia Welcomes New International Maritime Security Protocols

Monday 24 October, 2005

1. Nuclear Waste Disposal Bill In Australian Parliament
2. India May Seek Uranium Deal With Australia
3. Japan, US And Australia To Hold Strategic Talks In Tokyo
4. PNG Forests Could Be 'Logged Out' By 2020
5. Open Letter From The Pan Pacific Regional HIV/AIDS Conference

Thursday 20 October, 2005

1. Fraser Slams Anti-Terror Measures
2. Private Cash For Federal Defence Projects
3. Counter Terrorism Initiatives To Target Southern Philippines
4. Relax Rules On Uranium, Miners Ask
5. Korea-Australia Defense Chiefs' Talks Due
6. Illegal Fishermen Held in Detention in Broome

Monday 17 October 2005

1. China's Secret Uranium Bid
2. China, Australia Hold 9th Defense Strategic Consultation
3. Australia 'Must Rethink Kyoto' says Britain
4. Howard To Double ASIO's Staff After Review
5. Leak Of Draft Law By ACT Chief Angers PM
6. Australia could do more to prevent money-laundering and terrorism financing

Special Report: Australian WMD Disarmament And Non-Proliferation Policies

Thursday 13 October 2005

1. Philippines Denies Australia Has Joined JI Hunt
2. Senator Condemns Lack Of Long-Term Strategic Intelligence Analysis
3. Human Rights Watch Slams Anti-Terror Laws
4. Military Justice 'Reform' A Rank Injustice
5. Australia Is China's New Spokesman

Special Report: End of Mission Report From Australian Inter-Agency Mission To Indonesia On Avian Influenza

Thursday 6 October 2005

1. Jemah Islamiah's Fading Control Spells More Disaster
2. Net Widens As Bombs Fears Mount
3. Canberra Warns Of More Attacks
4. Bali Bomb II Could Rock Yudhoyono
5. Strong Indonesian Ties Crucial To Terrorism Fight
6. Underplaying The Threat Of Terrorism Could Be A Fatal Mistake
7. Brisbane To Host Asia-Pacific Bird Flu Summit
8. Military Set To Get Its Own Court In Abuse Clampdown

Special report: Australian Network Centric Warfare Roadmap

Monday 3 October 2005

1. ADF Medical Team Goes To Bali
2. Jemmah Islamiah Blamed For Bali Bombing
3. Australia Steps Up Border Security With Biometrics Trial
4. Fiji Says To Amend Coup Amnesty Bill
5. Vessel Brings Marine Pest To Australia
6. Local Jihad: Radical Islam And Terrorism In Indonesia
7. Defence

Thursday 29 September 2005

1. NEW 'DIRTY BOMB' LABS
2. DEFENCE REJECTS PACIFIC RECRUITMENT PLAN
3. DEFENCE CHIEF TIPS RETURN FOR 450 TROOPS
4. MILITARY CUTS BACK SERVICES
5. STOLEN NAVY AMMO RECOVERED BY COPS
6. Thursday Policy Analysis

Thursday 22 September 2005

1. "Cabinet cops out of military justice"
2. "$200M to secure nation's airports"
3. "Downer addresses UN on terrorism threat"
4. "Games security drill expands beyond Victoria"
5. "The greening of Howard and Bush"
6. "Thursday Analysis: DPRK nuclear situation"

Monday 19 September 2005

1. "AUSTRALIA JOINS GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST BIRD FLU"
2. "RAAF SET TO FIGHT PIRACY FROM THE AIR"
3. "AIR FORCE PLANNING TO SEND GLOBAL HAWKS TO THE PACIFIC"
4. "PNG AT 30: OUR FAILING NEIGHBOUR"
5. "INDONESIA STARTS ACEH WITHDRAWAL"
6. "NOT MORE STORMS, BUT DEADLIER"

Thursday 15 September 2005

1. "IT'S IDIOTIC TO MOCK THE LAWS THAT COULD SAVE US"
2. "HERE'S THE REAL SECURITY THREAT: LAWS THAT STEAL OUR FREEDOMS"
3. "ACTIVIST ACCUSED OF INCITING VIOLENCE"
4. "SOMARE RECONSIDERING AUSSIES TROOPS"

Austral Peace and Security Network Twice weekly Report, from the Nautilus Institute at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia. This archive contains the 2005 issues: 15 September - 19 December 2005. There is also an archive of the 2006 issues.