Clinton Fernandes

What's at stake in Trump's war on Huawei: control of the global computer-chip industry

02 Oct 2019

US actions do more than just keep Huawei away from critical infrastructure. They choke off the supply of semiconductors to China.

Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companies

12 Sep 2019

Most of Australia's biggest companies are majority-owned by US investors. This concentration of overt foreign influence should concern us.

Witness K trial opens: how much of spying case should be secret?

14 Sep 2018

The prosecution wants a closed trial, while the defence wants to keep secret only what's necessary to protect Australia’s national security.

As whistleblower lawyer and witness face charges, deeper secrets are at stake

02 Jul 2018

As lawyer Bernard Collaery and his client face criminal charges regarding the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, there are more questions to be answered.

We can’t forget the lessons of Balibo

16 Oct 2015

Six journalists were killed and it shouldn’t have been swept under the carpet, write Nick Xenophon and Clinton Fernandes.

Dealing fairly with East Timor is not charity, but justice

04 Dec 2013

The detention of a retired Australian intelligence agent and the raid on a lawyer's office in Canberra should prompt questions about our fairness in negotiating with East Timor, writes Clinton Fernandes.

East Timor inquiry ignores local experience

04 Jun 2013

A parliamentary inquiry is reviewing Australian and East Timorese relations, but is it hearing from the right mix of stakeholders, asks Clinton Fernandes.

On the set of <I>Balibo</I>

18 Sep 2009

With the announcement of a war crimes investigation into the killing of the "Balibo Five", a UNSW historian writes for Uniken about his involvement in the new film Balibo.