Australia needs to mobilise in order to address the strategic challenges it is facing. The Defence...
Marcus Hellyer
Defence Budget 2023-24: Living in the past
The bottom line up front: The Albanese government’s May Defence budget is disconnected from its...
Unpacking the DSR dollars
Like all big policy statements, the public version of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR), released...
Saltwater Strategists Podcast: AUKUS, DSR and Australia’s Maritime Capability
In this Australian Naval Institute Saltwater Strategists podcast, Dr Marcus Hellyer, Head of...
Unpacking the cost of our nuclear-powered submarine program
The government has said that the cost of buying and operating our eight nuclear-powered submarines...
Rethinking Australian airpower in an age of ‘impactful projection’
There’s a deeply held view that underpins our defence industry policy, namely that as an island...






