PODCAST: Direct from Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025, with Scott Morrison

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025 episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Scott Morrison, Space Centre Australia chair and former prime minister.

In this Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025 episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Scott Morrison, Space Centre Australia chair and former prime minister.

The pair discuss:

  • Morrison’s keynote speech during the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition and his discussions with space industry representatives throughout the event, in particular, his unique perspective since being in politics and now in the corporate space industry environment.
  • The newly announced Space Centre Australia launch site in Queensland and the opportunities it represents for greater space industry collaboration.
  • Australia’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific with Japan and South Korea as well as countries in Europe and representatives from the United States.
  • The results and his observations about the recent Australian federal election.
  • The increasing calls for the Australian government to lift its GDP percentage spend on defence from 2.3 per cent to at least 3 per cent.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Episode 8: SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: 125 years of the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army
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Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
Episode 5: SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia’s AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
Episode 4: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
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