The Australian Army is ready to help foster a crucial national conversation about shared military and civil responsibilities in a volatile world. This was the message the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart delivered …
In a fundamentally shifted strategic environment marked by heightened geopolitical competition and the real prospect of high-intensity conflict, Defence is no longer solely the responsibility of the Australian Defence Force. Australia must embrace a whole-of-nation …
Australia’s northern air bases are vital to national defence, yet improving their resilience remains a work in progress. And the progress is incremental. This isn’t a new task. The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), putting …
The good thing about the share of GDP as a measure of defence spending is that it’s simple and comparable. The bad thing is that it is a poor guide to whether the country can …
If national defence is a whole-of-government, whole-of-nation effort to harness national power, then the government and private sector should work together to support the sustainable employment of defence families, particularly the spouses or partners of …




