Northern Australia has become a nationally significant strategic operating environment. Its industrial continuity, infrastructure resilience and sovereign capability directly shape Australia’s ability to withstand coercion, disruption and strategic competition. The region sits at the centre …
From the deserts of the Pilbara to the coastlines of Cape York, the future of Australia’s security and prosperity is already being written in the north. Yet it remains trapped in the structural constraints of …
According to Defence, investment in northern Australia is needed to help it achieve a robust national posture against threat from Australia’s northern reaches. And for northern Australian communities, especially in the Northern Territory, this is …
It’s time to recalibrate the debate over defence innovation. Nothing illustrates how far we’ve drifted like the current passion for ‘picking winners’. The phrase was once pejorative. It has become a mission statement. Recent contributions …
Canada and Australia are key players in the global supply chain for critical minerals. Simultaneously the top two nations for receiving minerals investment and for providing minerals investment, they are perfectly placed to use critical …




