In his fireside with former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon at the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference, Senator James Paterson took the view that Australia’s political and military leaders had arrived at a largely correct diagnosis of …
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Australia’s defence debate increasingly discusses what we should build in northern Australia. The more important question is whether what already exists can survive disruption long enough to matter. Over the past decade, governments have invested …
Despite our famed resilience against natural disasters, Australia still struggles to take catastrophic risk seriously. In this volatile security environment, the divide between short-term comfort and meaningful long-term preparedness remains worryingly wide. We must confront …
Australia’s escalating geostrategic threats demand more than military might. They require a resilient, united and proactive civil defence framework. The Defence Strategic Review says, ‘Defence must be the force of last resort for domestic aid …
Australians are alert to the risks of potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait but are not yet prepared for the consequences, according to a report released by ASPI today on community and institutional responses to …