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Martin HamiltonSmith @HamiltonSmith

Former Independent Member for Waite

Joined August 2011
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A most prescient conclusion to a failure of national strategy which The Lucky Country shares with the US. This is ASCA’s central proposition. ‘We mistook comfort for strength’: Scott Bessent’s stark warning on China theaustralian.com.au/world/w…
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The Australian - COSGROVE LAUNCHES AUSSIE ASTRONAUT SPACE CAMPAIGN edition.pagesuite.com/popove… Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 ASCA asks, are we a nation serious about embracing the benefits of a future in Space science and tech or are we pretenders?

COSGROVE LAUNCHES AUSSIE ASTRONAUT SPACE CAMPAIGN - The Australian

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Oval opening a lesson for Marshall indailysa.com.au/news/archiv… Gather Round 2026. A success made possible by the SA Liberals 2007-09 campaign to bring AFL footy back from Westlake's to the CBD. The Rann ALP Govt opposed it but later came on board. An idea which has delivered!

Oval opening a lesson for Marshall - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia

Tucked away in the football formalities at Adelaide Oval on Saturday was a pointed political lesson for State Liberal leader Steven Marshall; be bold.

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SAS soldiers and veterans say Ben Roberts Smith must be given fair trial abc.net.au/listen/programs/a… via @ABCaustralia

SAS soldiers and veterans say Ben Roberts Smith must be given fair trial - ABC listen

Australia's most highly decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has spent the night in jail after being refused bail following his arrest.

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The Advertiser - LET US ALL HOPE TRUE JUSTICE PREVAILS edition.pagesuite.com/popove… Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026

LET US ALL HOPE TRUE JUSTICE PREVAILS - The Advertiser

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The Sovereign Capability Alliance has been making these point for years! Sovereignty is back on the menu: Australia faces uphill challenge to rebuild something few understand defenceconnect.com.au/geopol…

Sovereignty is back on the menu: Australia faces uphill challenge to rebuild something few unders...

The concept of sovereignty is something successive Australian governments and the public have both struggled to understand, particularly in an era of hyperglobalisation. Now with conflict and its...

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The Afghan saga of bravery, allegations and betrayal | Martin Hamilton-Smith | aspistrategist.org.au/the-af… via @aspi_org

The Afghan saga of bravery, allegations and betrayal | The Strategist

The collective failure to properly address allegations of unlawful killings arising from the Afghanistan war has delivered a great injustice upon our soldiers. Accusations of this kind have been...

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Very proud to be assisting CAIR's great efforts as part of a great Advisory Board team!
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Congratulations to the recipients of our second Maitri Cultural Partnerships grants round! The 2023-24 round will support 14 cultural partnerships including two major and three First Nations collaborations. View the projects: australiaindiacentre.org.au/… foreignminister.gov.au/minis…
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This is a welcome, well consulted and sensible step forward by ⁦@DVAAus⁩ and ⁦@mattkeogh⁩ Progress Recorded abc.net.au/news/2024-07-02/v…

Veterans' entitlements overhaul to streamline claims processing without reducing benefits

Legislation to simplify the way veterans' entitlements are processed is being introduced to parliament on Wednesday, with the government assuring those who are already receiving payments will not...

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More than disappointing! The Australian - EX-SAS SOLDIER’S FAMILY VISA LIMBO edition.pagesuite.com/popove… Sunday, Jun 16, 2024

EX-SAS SOLDIER’S FAMILY VISA LIMBO - The Australian

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Refreshing! Strategic 'group think' is narrowing debate about the problems we face, and the solutions! The sad state of Australia’s security discourse | Elizabeth Buchanan | aspistrategist.org.au/the-sa… via @aspi_org

The sad state of Australia’s security discourse | The Strategist

Australia has all but institutionalised self-censorship in intellectual strategic thought. An absence of secure academic positions, widening of the policy-scholarly divide, and a corrosive culture of...

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At some point in the near future this process needs to either lay charges or be wound up and defunded. They have had long enough. edition.pagesuite.com/popove…

NO PROOF OF A WAR ‘CRIME’ - The Advertiser

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Government to front veterans royal commission as soldiers warn of 'Canberra cover-up'

Government ministers will today give evidence under oath to a long-running inquiry into military suicides, while an organisation representing elite special forces soldiers claims it hasn't been given...

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Australian Special Forces’ face more danger, harm at home than battlefields, ‘secret inquiry’ hears dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n… via @dailytelegraph The terms of reference for this inquiry should be extended!
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Great to join the panel on ABC The Drum Monday 11/9/2023 in iview to canvass the G20, the rise of India and China, public housing, a 4 day working week, productivity, the voice referendum and other issues. A great discussion👍 iview.abc.net.au/show/drum/s…

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The Centre welcomes The Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith to its Advisory Board.  Martin is passionate about the relationship and has strong experience in India through his role as South Australia Minister for Trade spearheading the SA-Rajasthan sister state agreement.
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Compo for Special Forces victims sets a terrible precedent adelaidenow.com.au/news/opin…
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This is misguided leadership and again a presumption of guilt before due process. CDF should be looking at recruiting and retention, ADF suicide levels, the DSR and future challenges not preoccupied with the last war 10 years ago. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-24/a…

Fresh push to revoke Afghanistan medals following Brereton war crimes inquiry

Defence Chief Angus Campbell launches an attempt to remove awards from those who held command positions in the Afghanistan war.

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Defence Force insists due process given to accused soldiers abc.net.au/radio/programs/am…

Defence Force insists due process given to accused soldiers - ABC listen

The officer leading the Defence Force's response to the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry has hit back at claims the military has denied proper legal process to soldiers implicated in the findings.  

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"The outcome we seek is for you as CDF to desist from any action founded in a presumption of guilt or designed to punish or constructively dismiss from ADF employment any soldier not proven to have done something wrong” abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/a…

Defence insists due process was given to accused soldiers as anger grows over Afghanistan inquiry...

Following the release of the damning Brereton report in November 2020, Defence confirmed Army had "initiated administrative action against 17 individuals where there was an alleged failure to meet...

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