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Compare the pair: Behind budget 2024’s Defence figures
Despite a raft of new major Defence commitments unveiled in the surface fleet review, National Defence Strategy, and Integrated Investment Program, a deep dive of last ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 15 May 2024
Concerns abound ahead of outcome of world’s largest election
While we’re still sometime off seeing the outcome of India’s general election, concerns are growing across the West about the intentions of incumbent Narendra ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 16 May 2024
Budget 2024: Nothing new for Defence spending list of ‘known knowns’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has officially handed down his third budget, with an emphasis on cost-of-living and combating inflation, but how much of what was announced a few ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 14 May 2024
‘Unfair and unworkable’: Ai Group responds to Military Secrets Act legislation introduction
Australia’s leading national employer organisation, Ai Group, has launched a blistering assault on the government’s new Safeguarding Australia’s ...
INDUSTRY • Fri, 10 May 2024
Uncomfortable reality: Trump 2.0, declining US regional power confront Asian allies
Persistent concerns about the return of Donald Trump to the White House have once again reared their heads as Indo-Pacific US allies come to terms with the ongoing ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 10 May 2024
Beijing doubles down on strategic ‘reserves’ build-up amid spooked global markets
In a worrying sign for a world already characterised by chaos and conflict, investment analysts have noted an increasingly concerning trend as Beijing continues to expand ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 09 May 2024
Northrop Grumman Australia announces leadership change
Northrop Grumman Australia has confirmed that chief executive and general manager Christine Zeitz will retire from her position at the end of September.
INDUSTRY • Fri, 03 May 2024
Craig International Ballistics secures $30m ADF body armour contract
Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics has been awarded a $30 million order to provide body armour solutions for the Australian Defence Force.
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Fri, 03 May 2024
We know what’s in, but what’s out? Assessing the reprioritisations and the ‘cuts’ of the IIP and NDS (Part 5)
We’ve made it! We have saved arguably the most important components of the 2024 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program, enabling elements like ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Thu, 02 May 2024