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New ADF participation targets, medical training announced under Defence First Nations Commitment
Defence has announced the release of the Defence First Nations Commitment, developing First Nations-led Mental Health First Aid tr...
SPOTLIGHT: Subs may be the centrepiece – but infrastructure, workforce and sovereign capability will decide the outcome, with Stantec Australia’s Chris Waywell, Rob Sansbury and Robert Fogel
The AUKUS partnership represents one of the most ambitious defence industrial undertakings in modern history, and in this episode,...
Saab launches advanced testing hub for Hobart-class destroyer upgrade
Saab Australia has unveiled a critical new testing capability to support upgrades to Australia’s Hobart-class destroyer fleet.
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CDF provides clear-eyed assessment of nation’s resilience, preparedness
Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston AC has used an address to the ANU National Security College Conference to provid...
Information sharing of cyber threats vital to national security
Opinion: Modern conflict shows cyber operations and rapid intelligence sharing are essential to national resilience, but Australia...
Feature Insights
Impactful projection, really? Australia’s siege ‘strategy’ will only hurt us
Since the release of the 2023 Defence Strategic Review and 2024 National Defence Strategy, Australia’s defence strategy has been effectively...
October 09 2025
Run out of luck? Curse of the ‘Lucky Country’ strikes again, warns Australian spy chief
For generations, Australians have been told that we are the “Lucky Country” based on Donald Horne’s book of the same name, but once again, his true meaning...
October 08 2025
The war you don’t see: Inside the battle for Australia’s mind
Opinion: China’s hybrid operations against Australia fuse industrial disinformation, cyber infiltration and narrative warfare to reshape markets, weaken alliances like...
October 07 2025
The War You Don’t See: Inside the Battle for Australia’s Mind
China’s hybrid operations against Australia fuse industrial disinformation, cyber infiltration, and narrative warfare to reshape markets, weaken alliances like AUKUS,...
October 07 2025
Far from perfect but closing in on scary levels of capability: Expert warns
Beijing’s military modernisation has rightfully drawn attention from across the Indo-Pacific, and while it has had some setbacks and is far from perfect, the reality is...
October 06 2025
Book review: Roar of the Dragon forecasts worst-case Taiwan scenario
Roar of the Dragon feels like a worst-case scenario of reality as an Indo-Pacific coalition, including Australia, attempts to stop the invasion of Taiwan without the support...
October 02 2025
Next steps: With AUKUS surviving, what should we do next?
With it looking like AUKUS has survived the Trump administration’s review into its viability and impact on the US Navy’s own future submarine capabilities and...
October 01 2025
Only as strong as the sum of its parts: Rebuilding international institutions requires rebuilt, robust nation-states
International bodies like the UN, World Bank and EU have been flexing their muscles in recent years, but they forget they’re only as strong as their member states...
September 30 2025
An offer they can’t refuse: Beijing, Moscow partner in preparation for Taiwan move
A new report by the Royal United Services Institute has revealed that Moscow is aiding Beijing and its preparations for a potential move on Taiwan, setting the scene for...
September 29 2025
The debate continues: Maximising defence spending before increasing the budget
Australia’s ongoing debate about its level of defence spending is once again gaining headlines, with renewed and urgent calls to focus on material capability rather...
September 26 2025
Local special interests push back with ‘Port Kembla Declaration’, but they are missing the point and the opportunities
A group of concerned local special interests groups have launched their latest attack on the potential use of Port Kembla on the NSW South Coast as the proposed east coast...
September 25 2025
Saudi–Pakistan defensive pact reveals the new ‘multipolar’ reality Australia seems reluctant to accept
The reality of a multipolar world is now inescapable, with former rivals Saudi Arabia and Pakistan recently inking a mutual defensive pact, forming the basis of a new,...
September 24 2025
Indonesia set to join regional ‘carrier club’, leaving Australia behind the curve again
The Indonesian government has allegedly approved a US$450 million (AU$682.5 million) loan to acquire the Italian Navy’s retired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi,...
September 23 2025
Mask-off moment: Regional response to PNG defence treaty push reveals truth of multipolar world
The prime minister’s failure to deliver a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea and the mounting response from regional nations expressing concern have only served to...
September 22 2025
Naval readiness begins ashore: Infrastructure is the weak link
Opinion: Australia’s Navy risks being strong on paper but constrained in practice without modern, resilient infrastructure to sustain operations across two oceans....
September 19 2025
Australia falling behind playing the ‘Great Game’ in the Indo-Pacific spells trouble
The prime minister has returned from the region empty-handed and empty-pocketed, meaning only one thing: Australia is in danger of losing the “Great Game” playing...
September 18 2025
Outside the box thinking critical to hitting 3.5% spending figure: Mick Ryan
With debate once again focusing on the nation’s rate of defence spending, Major General (Ret’d) Mick Ryan AM is calling for some out of the box areas to be...
September 17 2025
Size does matter: Team Albanese works hard to make the Defence budget look ‘bigglier’
Opinion: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has two choices on Australian defence spending as he prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in New York (hopefully, perhaps),...
September 16 2025
‘Don’t fear the dragon’, warns former Aussie ambassador to Beijing
Beijing’s recent victory parade to commemorate the end of the Second World War is no cause for alarm according to a former Australian ambassador to Beijing. But is it a...
September 15 2025
Hit and miss: PM’s Pacific tour records some wins and losses, but competition is the new normal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wrapped up a whirlwind tour of the Pacific Islands, hoping to win over friends across the region; however, one Pacific leader has warned...
September 12 2025
