The Strategist on: "Building Australia’s Strategy for Space"
Australia’s future in space

This is the 18th and final article in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference, which begins today. When I was the deputy secretary for strategy in the Defence …

A universe of opportunity

This is the 17th in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference, which begins tomorrow. Every day space provides essential data for banking, TV, internet access and GPS. Space …

Innovative Kiwis prepare next satellite launch

This is the 16th in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference. As recently as last Thursday, a post on The Strategist claimed, ‘Like Australia, no country in Southeast …

Balancing the risks and rewards of space

This is the 15th in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference. Recent years have seen an explosion of optimism around our ability to reach and exploit space, with …

A sovereign launch capability for Australia

This is the 14th in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference. A sustainable sovereign launch capability is essential for a strong and vibrant space industry. Without it, Australia …

The new space race

This is the 10th in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference in June. The global space industry has undergone a major transformation since astronauts first walked on the …

Space: don’t let the final frontier slip even further away

This is the eighth in our series ‘Australia in Space’ leading up to ASPI’s Building Australia’s Strategy for Space conference in June. Australia depends on satellite data for everything from defence surveillance and weather forecasting to restocking …