CONTESTED GROUND: Australia faces fallout closer to home as Iran continues to fight back

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Steve Kuper discuss the immediate aftermath of the US–Israeli strikes against Iran and the ramifications for Australia.

In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Steve Kuper discuss the immediate aftermath of the US–Israeli strikes against Iran and the ramifications for Australia.

The trio lays the foundation for a mini-series of focused podcast conversations over the coming weeks to address the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Australia and the Australian public.

These topics will include engaging conversations with a range of experts across the following:

  • The impact on social cohesion and the rise of foreign interference in Australia’s diaspora communities.
  • Australia’s declining industrial sovereignty and the impact of contested, frayed and interrupted supply chains.
  • The economic impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and Australia’s cost-of-living crisis and the fuel security challenges Australia faces.
  • The impact on Australia’s key economic pillars and the connective tissue of logistic supply chains.
  • Cyber security, disinformation and proxy activity in Australia.
  • Migration and the challenges facing Australia’s diaspora communities.
  • Questions relating to Australia's geographic isolation and the psychology behind our “Tyranny of Distance” and the impact on Australia’s security posture.
    Questions relating to what kind of “Middle Power” Australia wants to be.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Contested Ground team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: PODCAST: AUKUS infrastructure, public perceptions and nuclear-powered submarines, with Fred Thomas MP
Episode 10: THE PROGRESS REPORT: From the cockpit to the dockyard
Episode 9: PODCAST: Iran escalation, munitions supplies and the Middle East’s path to peace
Episode 8: SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government’s James Rabey
Episode 7: PODCAST: Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner
Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: We’re no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
Episode 5: PODCAST: Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
Episode 4: THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship
Episode 3: PODCAST: Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia’s Gaza deployment
Episode 2: PODCAST: ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout

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