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 most advanced military capabilities are fundamentally tethered to the resilience of its most basic civilian supply chains. For decades, Australia’s national prosperity and security have been built on the foundations of a stable, globalised …
The Korean Peninsula is one of the most volatile flashpoints in global security. North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile capabilities, coupled with its deepening ties to Russia and China, present a growing challenge to the …
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 …
We can almost get there using available data, and with a bit of determined accountancy we could probably get the whole way. An examination of budget papers can largely explain the 14 September statement by …
