• A special offer from Lenovo – ThinkPad R61
  • About
  • About Open Forum
  • Australian Business Foundation
  • Bupa Health Foundation
  • DineSmart
  • Global Access Partners
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Legislation: Strata and community schemes
  • Lenovo
  • Online Survey – Australian Government Consultation Blog
  • Open Forum Survey: Innovation Attitudes in Australia
  • Privacy Policy
  • Standards Australia
  • Submissions
  • SURVEY: 14 key consultation questions on Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia
  • Surveyor General of New South Wales
  • Terms and Conditions
x
Openforum
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Energy and Environment
    • Health
    • Politics and Policy
    • Science and Technology
    • Society
  • Forums
  • About
  • Submissions
x
Menu
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Energy and Environment
  • Health
  • Politics and Policy
  • Science and Technology
  • Society
Home / Archived Article(s) by Author: Richard Menhinick
    • Security

    Australia should double its defence budget

    Richard Menhinick     |      October 13, 2018

    Despite the Coalition’s modernising programs and extra money currently allocated to building new ships, we need a navy and a defence budget commensurate with a worsening strategic situation.

    • Security

    A ‘clever’ Australia needs a larger, more potent navy

    Richard Menhinick     |      April 25, 2018

    Australia is surrounded by the three largest oceans on earth, yet governments over more than three decades have failed to focus on forward defence via powerful, sustainable and deployed maritime forces.

    • Security

    ‘Rules based order’ should be based on UN principles, not national convenience

    Richard Menhinick     |      April 14, 2018

    It’s time for Australia’s leaders to wean themselves off the overused and increasingly meaningless expression, ‘rules-based global order’. We should instead uphold the principles outlined in the UN Charter, as uncomfortable as that may be.

  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Energy and Environment
  • Health
  • Politics and Policy
  • Science and Technology
  • Society

About Section


editor@openforum.com.au
02 8303 2420
Level 1, 71 Balfour St
Chippendale NSW 2008

What is Open Forum

Open Forum is an interactive policy discussion website hosted and moderated by Global Access Partners (GAP). It provides a platform for focused dialogue on social, political, economic, cultural and environmental issues and challenges.

Sign Up To Our Newsletter

© Open Forum / Global Access Partners |  Terms and Condition  |  Privacy Policy