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A new approach to defence industrial policy

When policymakers discuss the AUKUS partnership, they like to focus on the flashy bits: nuclear submarines, hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence. Politicians of all stripes can rarely resist the temptation. But beneath the surface are a …

Defence innovation entails accepting failure

The government has responded to calls to invigorate Australia’s defence innovation enterprise with a commitment to stand up a new program in the Department of Defence with funding of $3.4 billion over the next decade. …