Australia’s national security is increasingly shaped by the resilience and presence of communities across our remote and strategically significant regions. With more than 10,000 km of vulnerable coastline, northern Australia is a crucial frontline both …
Australia’s surprisingly low June-quarter inflation has reignited talk of rate cuts, but a soft landing is not a national strategy. Beneath the economic relief lies a harsher truth: productivity is stalling, sovereign capability is eroding, …
A timely new report on northern Australia by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments does well by identifying the strategic significance of that part of the continent. But it could do better in understanding …
The Australian Army’s new watercraft fleet needs a primary home port that maximises operational readiness, logistical efficiency and strategic reach. Townsville should be that home. While other locations can complement the basing strategy, Townsville’s advantages …
Australia must stop viewing the Pilbara solely as a resource basin and start treating it as a national security asset. That’s the message that emerged at the Pilbara Major Projects Summit in late June, attended …
