Australia needs a decisive plan that involves mandating a minimum share of defence contracts for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Too many Australian SMEs face prohibitive barriers when dealing with Defence. Complex tendering rules, …
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David Baverez is right: the world has left the comfortable ‘peace economy’ of 1989–2022 and has entered a ‘war economy’ defined by the supremacy of geopolitics over globalisation. In this economy, strategic resilience, not just …
Australia’s ambition to anchor the democratic world’s critical minerals supply chains won’t be realised by government action alone. Nor will free markets, left to their own devices, deliver the resilient, transparent and strategically aligned supply …
Australia’s ability to generate breakthrough ideas has never been in doubt. But despite increasing recognition of the need for national resilience, the country still lacks a capital system built to serve strategic purpose. The failure …
The devastating fires in Southern California, many of which are still burning out of control, have exposed a controversial and increasingly attractive disaster response alternative that engages the private sector. California’s private firefighting industry, which …