Last week, the Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience released its long-awaited report, Boots on the ground: raising resilience. It’s an excellent summary of input from across the disaster-response community in Australia and makes many …
[A speech delivered to the Meet the Chiefs industry briefing, Canberra, 13 August 2024.] I’m glad to have another frank discussion with you about securing Australia’s future. Tonight, I propose to do something …
‘I cannot foresee a time when you will cease to be dangerous …. I cannot envisage you being freed without the most cogent evidence of a change of mindset.’ So remarked Justice Mark Wall in …
Australia should seek a more comprehensive peacekeeping partnership with Indonesia, a country that has become highly experienced in the field. Through frequent joint training exercises, the Australian Defence Force can learn from the Indonesian National …
The Quad is in good health, despite suggestions that it is being overtaken by other Indo-Pacific security initiatives. We saw its strength at the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo in late July. In the past …
