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Stuffed it: Middle East adventures throw economy, allies and stability into disarray
Opinion: By now it is pretty clear that the conflict in the Middle East responsible for constraining at least 20–25 per cent of ...
Bill passes to support the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission
The federal government has passed a new bill following the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suic...
Tired of winning: US government shows how to lose an industry and hurt its friends
Opinion: US policy reversals under Trump scrapping EV incentives, imposing broad tariffs and triggering an oil shock have undermin...
Common User Facility opens in Tasmania for Defence, industry, academic maritime research
Australia has officially opened a secure Common User Facility at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College in Lau...
New ADF participation targets, medical training announced under Defence First Nations Commitment
Defence has announced the release of the Defence First Nations Commitment, developing First Nations-led Mental Health First Aid tr...
Opinion
Does Australia need its own Turing Police?
Opinion: With the growing proliferation of artificial intelligence in the military arena, is it time for Australia and other like-minded nations to...
July 12 2024
A changed America and a less constrained president
Opinion: The latest US Supreme Court decision granting US presidents wide-ranging immunities even when committing criminal acts will further divide America, but it also...
July 04 2024
Extensive review long overdue for Australian Defence Force recruitment
Australian Defence Force recruitment is a complex issue, but if we look at previous years and Defence targets, was that always the case or are we long overdue for an...
July 02 2024
Will AUKUS survive Starmer in No. 10?
Opinion: Despite reassurances from the UK’s presumptive Minister for Asia and the Pacific, a hard-left UK Labour Party and the risk of resurgent Corbynism will pose an...
July 01 2024
Building guided weapons in Australia while thinking Iran
Opinion: The Ukraine War has highlighted that modern war involves the extensive use of guided weapons and explosive ordnance (GWEO). Armed forces must have a guaranteed...
June 12 2024
AUKUS Pillar 2 and the opportunities for Australia’s defence industry
Opinion: In the heart of Australia lies a powerhouse of innovation, a bastion of security, and a beacon of progress – our defence industry. Today, this industry stands...
May 31 2024
Real-world policy: Letting Ukraine deploy weapons into Russia is just common sense
NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, is encouraging Western allies to lift their weapons-use restrictions on Ukraine.
May 29 2024
All lights and no show: Demystifying the misunderstood world of hypersonic weaponry
“Hypersonic weapon” – it sounds impossibly fast, nearly invincible, and potentially devastating in its destructive power.
May 14 2024
We know what’s in, but what’s out? Assessing the reprioritisations and the ‘cuts’ of the IIP and NDS (Part 1)
Following much anticipation, we now have our first National Defence Strategy (NDS) and supporting Integrated Investment Program (IIP). But what exactly is in and what is out...
April 24 2024
Bringing together partners: Defence technology and innovation cooperation between Australia–Japan–US
Opinion: Bringing together “like-minded” nations across the Indo-Pacific is essential security across the region. Nowhere is this clearer than in the relationship...
April 19 2024
Iran’s failed attack highlights Australian weaknesses
Opinion: Contemporary conflict continues to evolve at an ever-accelerating pace. Keeping up with these changes and the doctrines that support the conduct of tactical and...
April 16 2024
National facepalm: Crushing firearms culture contradicts Defence recruitment
Australian politicians and police are rejoicing a job well done this week after delivering a final stroke of gun-crushing justice and collecting more than 12,000 firearms...
March 21 2024
Australia needs to do better to mobilise private capital to support defence and national security
Opinion: With more than $30 billion under management, Australia’s private equity and venture capital markets are one of our great untapped resources that can help...
March 19 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
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
‘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
The West has met its objectives in Ukraine – despite what the naysayers think
Regardless of the nitpicking from Russian apologists, no, Ukraine’s stalled advance doesn’t indicate a Russian victory. With the world’s “second...
February 06 2024
Australia needs higher aspirations in order to unite, survive and thrive
Australians have never been more disconnected from the future direction of the nation across every metric, whether it is cost of living, educational outcomes, job...
January 25 2024
Elevating Australia’s defence and security: The strategic imperative in space and navigational warfare
Australia finds itself at a pivotal moment in history, where the rapid evolution of technology and the changing landscape of global security demand a recalibration of our...
December 22 2023
It’s great for the hip pocket, but over-reliance on resources constitutes a national security risk
With tensions continuing to flare in the Red Sea, political and media commentators have transformed into shipping experts overnight, warning of Australia’s...
December 22 2023
