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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
US reliability waning: Australia requires alternative self-defence policy
Opinion: There has been a dramatic change in our strategic circumstances. United States reliability has been found wanting.
April 23 2025
Deterrence and the 2024 National Defence Strategy – what’s missing?
Opinion: The concept of “deterrence” sits at the core of the 2024 National Defence Strategy; however, achieving a true deterrent capability is a journey and...
April 17 2025
Is it too little, too late? NZ announces complete rebuild of military capability
The New Zealand government has announced a complete overhaul and universal rebuild of its military forces and defence infrastructure.
April 10 2025
Federal budget fallout: Liberals, Labor expose soft puffery underbelly on defence policy
Hypocrites. That’s the word that accurately sums up the fallout from last week’s federal budget and reply speech.
April 04 2025
If Australia stands for anything, we must send troops to Ukraine if we’re asked
The Prime Minister says we should consider it, while the Coalition wants to use “boots on the ground” as a political wedge … But there’s more than...
March 21 2025
Efficiency review long overdue: Is a more transparent, accountable US Department of Defense the way forward?
The US Department of Defense has recently announced it will undertake an evolving plan to make military projects, funding and reporting more transparent.
March 20 2025
Trump 2025: Australian defence industry under the gun
Opinion: With the Trump administration doubling down on its “America First” agenda and Australian industry now well within the crosshairs, how Australia’s...
March 13 2025
The world has changed – has the Australian government taken notice?
Opinion: It’s important not to panic and to jump at ghosts and shadows. But when the facts change, a sane person changes their plans. Simply continuing down the same...
March 03 2025
Top takeaways: Palmer Luckey discusses rebuilding US defence industry, weaponising visas and expansionist China
American entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has shared his thoughts on how the United States can best rebuild its defence industry and contend with the expansionist aspirations of...
February 28 2025
Foreign intelligence agencies targeting defence personnel, industry and AUKUS: ASIO
Foreign intelligence agencies will increase their targeting and sabotage of defence personnel, industry and AUKUS, according to a recent speech by the head of the Australian...
February 20 2025
Drones in, humans out: Top takeaways from Elon Musk’s West Point military address
The age of human-piloted fighter aircraft is over, space is the ultimate high ground and the modern front-line warfare is a machine battlefield, according to a recent address...
February 13 2025
Japan’s 2024 industrial policy: A bold strategy to strengthen the defence industrial base
Opinion: Late last year, the Japanese government unveiled a landmark policy developed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that marks a major shift in Japan’s...
February 12 2025
Other side of history: Challenging perspectives from Japan’s Yushukan war museum
The history of international warfare is often a matter of perspective – this frame of reference is almost always written by those victorious in combat.
February 07 2025
The key lessons Australia needs to learn from the Ukraine war
Opinion: After a long period of relative peace between the major global powers, a war involving Russia broke out involving new technology that offered insight into how future...
February 06 2025
Defence recruitment shortfalls, culture and patriotism are back in the spotlight, but the criticisms miss some key points
Australia’s Defence recruitment is back in the spotlight, with former Army chief Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Peter Leahy AC slamming cultural shifts and waning...
February 05 2025
Risk management or risk myopia? Changing the ADF’s acquisition risk management culture: Part 2
Opinion: The 2023 Defence Strategic Review identifies shifting a risk-averse culture as a key challenge. Group Captain David Hood emphasises that fostering healthy...
January 29 2025
Risk management or risk myopia? Changing the ADF’s acquisition risk management culture: Part 1
Opinion: Risk aversion and risk management has increasingly been at the forefront of the ADF’s uniformed services, public service and national policymakers, with little...
January 28 2025
Swift death of ‘political sensibility policy’ during Trump’s golden age of America
It is now obvious that the world can expect to move towards a “winner-takes-all” approach following the recent inauguration of the newly re-elected US president,...
January 23 2025
Which way? Trump 2.0 presents opportunities if we’re brave enough to grab them
As a second Trump administration looms, commentary is rife with alarm over his “disruptive” and “destructive” impact on the global order and...
January 20 2025
The return of the ‘God of War’ – the Army Reserve needs to be re-equipped with 105mm artillery
Opinion: It is widely accepted that in both world wars, majority of combat casualties were caused by artillery. Late in World War II, artillery was so decisive on the Eastern...
January 10 2025
