Hugo Timms, in Spiked, describes a grim future for freedom of speech in Australia thanks to the country’s “eSafety Commissioner” Julie Inman-Grant. Based on recent clashes with Elon Musk and others, it appears Inman-Grant is determined to not only limit what Australians can say to each other over the internet, but to impose such censorship powers on the entire world.
Anywhere could become the next Pearl Harbor
At The Free Press, Aaron MacLean paints an intriguing – and alarming – strategic portrait of the implications for 21st century warfare of Ukraine’s daring and imaginative infiltration-based drone strikes on Russia’s strategic bombers parked thousands of kilometres behind the frontlines. MacLean’s message in a nutshell: Western leaders, expect unexpected attacks anytime, anywhere by China against your most expensive military assets.