Nicholas Stuart is a columnist with the Canberra Times specialising in defence and foreign affairs. He is the author of three books on Australian politics, Kevin Rudd: An Unauthorised Political Biography, What Goes Up: Behind the 2007 Election, and Rudd’s Way: November 2007–June 2010, all published by Scribe.
National affairs
Going nuclear
Nicholas Stuart
23 September 2021
The AUKUS alliance represents a dramatic step away from multilateral diplomacy. Or is it a first step towards an independent nuclear deterrent?
Essays & reportage
After the battle
Nicholas Stuart
28 November 2020
The revelations about the Special Forces challenge one of Australia’s great foundational myths
Books & arts
Inappropriate lobbying? Australia doesn’t compare so well
Nicholas Stuart
4 September 2019
A new book shows how it’s being done better — but the first question is whether the will exists
Books & arts
A strategist turns his guns on defence
Nicholas Stuart
9 July 2019
Books | Hugh White draws on his insider knowledge to pose all the right questions
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