This week is Australia’s inaugural National Biosecurity Week (NBW). The event serves as a vital reminder of the importance of safeguarding our nation’s unique ecosystems and agricultural industries from harmful pests and diseases, underscoring our …
The Strategist on: "North of 26° south"
Defence must improve its social licence in the Northern Territory to operate more effectively and tackle under-utilisation and under-development of local capability. The increase in military investment and activities that is underway in the Territory provides an opportunity to shift the dial beyond …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made unprecedented financial and representative commitments to the Northern Territory, including the recent appointment of member of federal parliament Luke Gosling as special envoy for Northern Australia. This signals a …
If Australia and like-minded nations want secure, sustainable critical-minerals supply chains, they must tackle the interrelated challenges of price premiums and global environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Australia and its miners are leaders in …
‘Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics.’ Whether these words come from General Omar Bradley or General Norman Schwartzkopf (opinions vary), their message is clear. And when it comes to the Australian Army’s huge investment in …
Australia must look to agriculture as a critical part of global engagement and better leverage its agricultural sector to deepen the country’s international relationships. We have a strong agricultural sector and, thanks to the Cairns …
Capacity constraints in the construction industry and its reluctance to take on defence contracts are threatening the building up of northern and western defence bases, a key element of the 2024 National Defence Strategy (NDS). …
Have depressed rare earths prices been engineered by the Chinese state to snuff out non-Chinese rivals before they get going? Or do they simply reflect a weak market, with demand rising more slowly than was …
Australia should work more closely with Pacific Islanders and Australia’s Pasifika diaspora to refresh our development assistance in the region, help build stronger and better-connected communities, protect victims of gender-based violence, and create real change …
A nation that can’t feed itself can’t defend itself. Yet policymakers fail to grasp that food security doesn’t just happen. Food should be recognised for what it is: a fundamental input to Australia’s defence capability …
While Australia and its critical-minerals partners agree that supply-chain diversity, security and sustainability are essential, inconsistent national policies continue to inhibit the development of the end-to-end supply chains they seek. In the dynamic landscape of …
This is the second part of a two-part article on coercive threats to critical minerals supply chains and what Australia and its critical minerals partners are doing and should do to counter them. China’s …