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Australia needs to do better to mobilise private capital to support defence and national security

March 19 2024

Opinion: With more than $30 billion under management, Australia’s private equity and venture capital markets are one of our great untapped resou...

Being able to walk and chew gum: A strategy for great power conflict in our region

At the height of the Cold War, the US developed the concept of the “Two-Major Theater War Standard” that formed the structure and capabilities of the US Armed...

March 18 2024

Despite US$850bn budget, serious concerns emerge about the continuing US capacity to maintain global order

Major concerns have reared their head once again following the release of the Biden administration’s US$850 billion (AU$1.29 trillion) defence budget, once again...

March 15 2024

Former deputy PM calls for Albo to take national security more seriously

Former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson AC has called on the Prime Minister to take a greater hand and interest in our national security before it is too late.

March 14 2024

Nearly 40% of Australians back ‘independent middle power’ in Asia, but are they ready for what that requires now?

New polling has revealed that nearly 40 per cent of Australians back the nation becoming an “independent middle power”, at least in the traditional model –...

March 13 2024

Trump’s fault or a disaster of our own making? Debate heats up around the impact of Trump 2.0

For many in Australia’s defence and national security community, it is the worst potential outcome – a second, uncompromising Trump administration. For others,...

March 12 2024

‘Crunch time’: Renewed calls for greater national leadership to ensure ‘aspiration, growth and security’

“Aspiration, growth, and security” need to be the core priorities of Australia’s political and business leaders, lest the nation fails to properly reform...

March 11 2024

Want to truly build local industry capability? Begin as a regional MROU hub

Australia’s defence industrial base stands at a crossroads amid new policy frameworks and broader initiatives, like AUKUS, designed to boost the participation,...

March 08 2024

Opinion: DIDS – a dangerous policy framework that doubles down on offshore dependency

The government’s Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) has been widely welcomed by industry eager to get on with it following nearly three years of reviews;...

March 07 2024

Chinese Navy aircraft carrier, Liaoning leads a People's Liberation Army-Navy task group in 2019

‘Primed’: Renewed concerns mount over China’s preparations for war

Global alarm bells are beginning to sound once again as economists and strategic policy experts, at home and abroad, are stressing concerns about China’s economic...

March 06 2024

Success leaves clues: US Navy Secretary looks to Japan, South Korea to help revive ‘idle’ US shipyards

US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Japanese and South Korean shipyards seeking expertise and investment from the Asian allies to help...

March 05 2024

Rounding out DIDS: Accelerating procurement, driving innovation and building export, workforce opportunities

Any significant change to Australia’s defence industry policy would be incomplete without reforming our long-maligned procurement practices, balanced by expanding...

March 04 2024

Sovereignty, speed and capability critical to delivering DIDS: Unpacking the new plan for Australia’s defence industrial base

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has revealed the long-awaited Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) with major implications and widespread changes for...

March 01 2024

Setting Australia’s ‘quiet achiever’ defence industry up for long-term success

Opinion: For Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, the Defence Industry Development Strategy’s (DIDS) emphasis on streamlining and speed is the key for enhancing the...

February 29 2024

Defence of Australia: An isolationist fantasy, old and tired dream we struggle to wake from

For much of our modern history, Australia’s strategic posture has been based on what has been formalised as “Defence of Australia” doctrine and a relatively...

February 28 2024

With the surface fleet review locked in, what about the rest of the Navy fleet?

Our Navy is more than just our destroyers, frigates and OPVs, yet the recent surface fleet review has left some serious questions about the rest of the Navy’s surface...

February 27 2024

Highway to the danger zone? Surface fleet review concedes no ‘new capability’ before 2030 has major implications

The Albanese government has conceded that the Navy will receive no new capability before 2030, with a dip in the number of surface combatants over the near term. With the...

February 26 2024

Europe needs to do more for its own defence: US Republican senator warns

US Republican senator JD Vance has issued a warning to Europe’s leaders, urging them to pull up their socks and take greater responsibility for their own security,...

February 23 2024

Source: National Press Club of Australia

‘The country is so timid’: Former PM urges country to step up to the plate

No, hell hasn’t frozen over, nor have I bumped my head recently (at least not that I can remember), but I agree with former prime minister Paul Keating in his call for...

February 22 2024

Picking up the mantle: Molan Jr challenges government with calls for national security strategy

Erin Molan, veteran journalist and daughter of the late major general and senator for NSW, Jim Molan, has issued a challenge to both sides of Australian politics to take our...

February 21 2024

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