PODCAST: National defence readiness and military tradition, with Robert Borsak

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty discusses military tradition and domestic firearms manufacturing with Robert Borsak, regional communities advocate, NSW Legislative Council member and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party chairman.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty discusses military tradition and domestic firearms manufacturing with Robert Borsak, regional communities advocate, NSW Legislative Council member and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party chairman.

The pair take an unconventional, “outside the Canberra bubble” look at national defence readiness, including:

  • The traditional and now evolving role of agricultural communities as key populations for the recruitment of Australian Defence Force personnel, who are already familiar with firearms use and horse riding.
  • The continuing discussion regarding the domestic manufacture of defence weaponry in times of conflict, rather than reliance on international supply chains.
  • Borsak’s perspectives on the current federal election and the possibility of current US government strategy making its way to Australia.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
Episode 10: SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia’s AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
Episode 9: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
Episode 8: THE PROGRESS REPORT: The mission to make military children visible
Episode 7: PODCAST: Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence
Episode 6: SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem, with DEWC Services’ Rian Whitby
Episode 5: CONTESTED GROUND: The intersection of finance, organised crime, terrorism and foreign interference, with Keith Bulfin
Episode 4: CONTESTED GROUND: The fragility of Australia’s energy ecosystem, with AVM (Ret’d) John Blackburn AO
Episode 3: PODCAST: The MC-55A Peregrine and the future of ADF airborne reconnaissance, with Alan Clements
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: Australia faces fallout closer to home as Iran continues to fight back