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US Space Force completes acquisition overhaul to accelerate delivery of combat capabilities
The US Space Force has completed a major restructuring of its acquisition enterprise, establishing nine mission-focused portfolio ...
CBA chief economist Luke Yeaman clarifies ‘critical breaking point in oil exports’ at Australian Defence Industry Accelerator Summit
Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief economist Luke Yeaman has simultaneously warned of an approaching critical breaking point in ...
Department of Defence to ‘enable, not gatekeep’ industry on sensitive data, expertise guidelines
Department of Defence has committed to “enable, not gatekeep” the defence industry in regard to current guidelines around sens...
Submarine simulator opens at HMAS Stirling
A new submarine training simulator has opened for Royal Australian Navy officers to enhance their expertise in undersea warfare.
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Slow learners: Doubling down and rolling out the red carpet for another potential adversary
Melbourne cheered a foreign political rally and called it diplomacy. If Beijing or even Washington had run the same playbook, we�...
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No guarantee: US warned access to airbases may be limited, but they have options, we don’t
Analysis has revealed that America may not be able to rely on unrestricted access to airbases across the Indo-Pacific should conflict erupt in the...
August 20 2024
National IV shortage reveals just how behind the curve the country is
Recent revelations that Australia is grappling with a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids is just the latest in a long list of vulnerabilities that threaten to undermine...
August 19 2024
Backs against the wall: ‘No retreat’ in face of Beijing’s invasion of Taiwan
For Beijing, success in Taiwan is a non-negotiable, to the point that, in many ways, the Chinese Communist Party depends on the outcome. Likewise for the US-led global order...
August 16 2024
National security and the ‘If everything is important, then nothing is’ problem
Across the Western World, there is a growing trend to brand every major challenge faced by policymakers as a “national security priority”. However, this trend...
August 15 2024
Pulling our weight: Nuclear in Australia should be a national triumph, not political fear tactic
It’s finally time for Australia to put on the big boy pants and plan out a long-overdue nuclear strategy, following more out-of-date and out-of-touch anti-AUKUS...
August 14 2024
We’ve heard of ‘Minimum Viable Capability’, but what about a ‘Minimum Viable Industrial Base’?
The government’s Defence Strategic Review introduced the concept of a “Minimum Viable Capability” as a mechanism for getting capability into the hands of...
August 13 2024
A bad month to be a dictator
If you’re a tinpot dictatorship looking for a security guarantee from Iran or Russia, you might be reconsidering your choices. With Israeli strikes on Iranian-aligned...
August 12 2024
Scales fall from our eyes: Dependence the strategy du jour warn experts, commentators
Australia’s de facto strategic policy for much of its history, one of dependence, has now effectively been outed to the Australian public – whether they recognise...
August 09 2024
Pax Americana is only as strong as the sum of its parts
For many, the American Peace or “Pax Americana” is almost entirely based on the whole-of-nation might of the United States. The truth, however, is more nuanced,...
August 08 2024
Iran, Israel conflict challenges US capacity to secure, defend ally, global trade
Renewed tensions in the Middle East have sent global markets reeling, diplomatic efforts into overdrive and civilian populations reeling, but arguably the worst is yet to...
August 07 2024
Zero day: Taiwan falling short on preparing for Chinese hostilities
In light of mounting Chinese invasions of Taiwan’s airspace and territorial waters, this has seen growing concerns about Taiwan’s level of preparedness and...
August 06 2024
Australia, extended US deterrence and the nuclear question
Renewed concerns about the fallout from the upcoming US election has prompted voices in the US and closer to home to consider the possibility of an Australian nuclear arsenal...
August 05 2024
Experts warn Australia is rapidly becoming a ‘strategic liability’ for the United States
Former Chief of Army Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Peter Leahy and American Special Forces officer John Powers have levelled a major broadside against the nation, saying...
August 02 2024
A whimper or a bang: Tehran’s next move will determine how our cushy world order dies
Israel’s successful air strike against Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Iranian capital Tehran has thrown fuel on an already raging fire in the Middle...
August 01 2024
Imagine if Aussies took the nation as seriously as they take sport
Opinion: Australians pride themselves on rising to the challenge on the sporting field, often conquering the competition that is modern sports events, but when it really...
July 31 2024
Growing concerns about China conflict dominate Australian public thinking
New polling has revealed both startling and inspiring feedback from the Australian public’s attitudes towards the possibility of conflict in our region, allied support,...
July 30 2024
Post-crisis economy: Rebuilding from the ground up
Few national economies have benefited from the era of hyper-globalisation quite like Australia; however, in the aftermath of a major regional crisis, the chickens have come...
July 29 2024
Blood in the water: Biden’s frailty, decline entice hostile actors in face of declining West
For many, the real-time decline and rapid deterioration of US President Joe Biden has been a mask slip moment. For others, more concerningly, it has signalled the frailty of...
July 26 2024
Wait, we have to be a two-fleet nation? Concerns mount as Beijing looks to expand Indian Ocean fleet presence
When established in the 1980s, Australia’s “Two Ocean Policy” sought to essentially establish the nation as a “two fleet” navy capable of...
July 25 2024
Mobilising Australia’s workforce for national defence in time of war
Opinion: Major wars force nations to mobilise as is now evident in Ukraine, Russia, and Israel. If a major Indo-Pacific war erupted as the National Defence Strategy warns is...
July 24 2024