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Robert Macklin

Canberra
As seen in: The Guardian, ABC News (Australia), The Canberra Times, Nine News Australia, The National Law Review, BizTimes Milwaukee, SGT Report, CityNews.com.au, Pearls and Irritations
Author of Dark Paradise, SAS Sniper, plus 21 books of history, biography, fiction and non-fiction; journalist; screenwriter
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Best of 2025 - What game is he playing? The PM and AUKUS

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By Robert Macklin
| Pearls and Irritations
As the Australian prime minister prepares for his visit to the UN in New York next week, Robert Macklin looks into what Anthony Albanese might be hoping for on the trilateral security deal. A repost from 20 September 2025 Is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really committed to the continuing AUKUS fiasco, or is he playing the long game where he hopes America will let him off the hook, or the whole edifice collapses from within?
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The long consequences of forgetting

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By Robert Macklin
| Pearls and Irritations
As climate breakdown, war and institutional failure converge, the comforts of forgetting no longer shield us from the consequences of our own history. It feels like the end of an era, or perhaps the start of something new…and terrifying.
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Marles’ Defence overhaul raises an awkward question: why AUKUS at all?

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By Robert Macklin
| Pearls and Irritations
Australia’s new Defence Delivery Agency may finally expose an uncomfortable truth – that Australia already has formidable deterrent capabilities through the Royal Australian Air Force and emerging drone systems, making the AUKUS submarine commitment both risky and unnecessary.
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