CONTESTED GROUND: Shots fired! Chinese missile test shatters Australia’s ‘fog of peace’, with Mike Pezzullo
As Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moves to secure the Pacific and ensure continued alignment with Australia, China threw a wrench in the...
July 14 2026
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SPOTLIGHT: Counter-drone innovation, directed energy and delivering operational outcomes, with EOS Defence Systems’ Lee Kormany
How is Australia’s defence industry accelerating innovation to keep pace with rapidly evolving threats, from autonomous drones through to directed energy weapons?
July 14 2026
PODCAST: Strengthening security ties, Fiji defence pact and Australia’s counter-drone push
How can Australia balance the need to strengthen international security partnerships while accelerating investment in domestic defence capability across multiple domains?
July 09 2026
CONTESTED GROUND: Lessons from the UK in political polarisation, generational dislocation and intergenerational warfare, with Ben Dullroy, Bravo Delta Advisory
While Australia’s level of political atomisation is far from as bad as what is being experienced in the broader Western world, we’re not far-off. How we engage with...
July 08 2026
PODCAST: Defence Industry Development Strategy, Defence reform and Australians fighting in Ukraine
Questions remain about how Australia and its partners can respond to a deteriorating strategic environment while balancing capability development, industrial resilience and...
July 02 2026
CONTESTED GROUND: Budget backlash – has Australia lost its political middle ground?
As Australia faces a populist political surge and the established political parties continue to lose ground, can Australia’s “sensible” centre hold, or will decades of...
July 01 2026
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia’s sovereign capability reckoning – why the system is no longer fit for purpose
Host Steve Kuper is joined by former navy logistician Dave Grosvenor and chair of the Gravity Group Steve Hayes for a wide-ranging discussion on Australia’s sovereign...
June 26 2026
PODCAST: Defence export ambitions, drone technology and defence manufacturing hubs
Questions remain around how Australia can grow sovereign capability while responding to evolving strategic challenges.
June 26 2026
PODCAST: Offshore manufacturing, defence procurement and industrial resilience, with Philippe Odouard and David McLaughlin
How can Australia strengthen sovereign industrial capability while building a sustainable and globally competitive defence manufacturing sector?
June 25 2026
SPOTLIGHT: Cyber warfare, autonomy and the future of defence, with Palo Alto Networks’ Tom Scully and MAJGEN (Ret’d) John Davis
How is artificial intelligence changing the world of modern defence operations, cyber security and military decision making?
June 19 2026
CONTESTED GROUND: Fortune favours the bold – building a national security strategy for the 21st century, with Marc Ablong
When Opposition Leader Angus Taylor announced a Coalition government would develop and implement a national security strategy, many shouted, “Finally!”, but delivering a...
June 15 2026
PODCAST: Developing Australia’s ability to take a hit and keep fighting, with the honourable Andrew Hastie MP, shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability
Many critics often describe Australia’s glaring lack of industrial and economic complexity as a major national security challenge, while others see it as a glass jaw...
June 12 2026
PODCAST: AUKUS expansion, artillery manufacturing and Australia’s regional defence role
As AUKUS implementation accelerates, questions remain around Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific and how the nation should balance capability development with regional...
June 11 2026
SPOTLIGHT: Building mass, capability and trust with autonomous and uncrewed systems, with Michael Mitchell, Elysium EPL director
Australia’s maritime estate is simply too vast for any conventionally manned fleet to patrol effectively – uncrewed and autonomous systems will prove key to maintaining...
June 09 2026
PODCAST: Defence policy, domestic manufacturing and military culture, with Senator Malcolm Roberts
What are One Nation’s aspirations and policies for domestic manufacturing, infrastructure and military capability?
June 04 2026
SPOTLIGHT: LAND 156, counter-drone warfare and electronic warfare capability, with Department 13’s Ben Westgarth
How can Australia keep pace with the rapid proliferation of drones reshaping the character of warfare and creating new challenges for militaries, governments and critical...
June 02 2026
PODCAST: Australia’s first 3D printed autonomous USV, with Josh Wigley and Harry Hubbert
How can the new guard of Australian defence technology companies accelerate development of autonomous maritime capability through rapid manufacturing and AI-enabled uncrewed...
May 29 2026
PODCAST: Australia’s shipbuilding future, landing craft pipeline and autonomous vessels, with Austal CEO Paddy Gregg
How is Australia’s naval shipbuilding sector preparing for a new generation of landing craft, autonomous maritime systems and general purpose frigates?
May 28 2026
CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout and implications of the latest Trump–Xi meeting for Iran, Taiwan and Australia
When the leaders of the world’s two major powers meet, the world stops to take notice and nowhere is this clearer than in the recent meeting between US President Donald...
May 27 2026
PODCAST: Missile manufacturing, Collins LOTE upgrades and submarine base east
Can Australia’s defence industrial base and military modernisation efforts keep pace with growing strategic pressures and capability demands?
May 21 2026