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John Coyne

John Coyne

Dr John Coyne is the director of national security programs at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Mourners at the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi massacre.

After Bondi, we crave certainty – but quick fixes are dangerous

We won’t make Australia safer with rapidly conceived solutions for the massacre. They could make us less safe.

  • John Coyne

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers admits the progressive side of politics is getting in its own way, strangling its ideas.

Australia’s lawsuit over rare minerals is a geopolitical litmus test

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is trying to protect access to resources that are critical for our military technologies and the transition to clean energy.

  • John Coyne and Justin Bassi
The flag of Israel, raised in solidarity with Jewish Australians, billows in front of a house in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra which was attacked with antisemitic graffiti on Thursday.

PM’s timid reply to antisemitic terror is dangerous. Silence is surrender

When governments fail to lead the discussion against hatred, extremists are emboldened and the broader population grows resentful and anxious.

  • John Coyne
Picture of a teddy.

It’s dark, sinister and no one wants to talk about it - but we must tackle child sexual exploitation

It is easy think this awful material is made in some far-off land, or if it is made in Australia, it is done by some strange dark figure in a raincoat. But the statistics tell a very different story - and we cannot turn away from this problem.

  • John Coyne