In this 15 minute interview, the ABC's Geraldine Doogue talks about Australia and China with SAA's...
2024: elections in a fragmenting world; Future Fund forgets Australian industry – & export controls, again
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Episode 9 - 2024: global elections bring a fragmenting world, investing everywhere but into...
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Three reports over the past two months are required reading for anyone involved in or scrutinising...
As Defence’s core functions fail, what’s the plan for change?
A defence force has to have three things work well to be effective: it has to recruit and retain...
AUKUS own goals – Australia’s disastrous new draft export controls
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
AUKUS own goals - Australia's new draft export controls | RSS.com "It looks like Australia just...
Missing his moment: PM afraid to say difficult things but comfortable leaving our military in harm’s way
At APEC in San Fransisco, Mr Albanese told us this about his meeting there with Xi Jinping “I also...
AUKUS Plan B: delivering greater military power faster – the B-21 Raider
After the release of the damning – self-written – summary of the Defence leadership’s failed...
The Travel and Accountability edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure and the Hunter frigates – and the B-21
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Travel and Accountability Edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure & the Hunter frigates, and the...
Hoping no one joins the dots: what Mr Albanese’s three visit journey shows the world
You have to wonder what Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and Cook Islands’ Mark Brown make of prime minister...
Aust-US alliance is thriving in new areas, less healthy at its military core
Anthony Albanese’s visit to America has done three things. It has broadened the ambition for the...
What price has Australia paid to get Mr Albanese’s meeting with Xi Jinping?
The meeting between Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping in Beijing this week is the culmination of the...
Grumpy Strategists: The Estimates Edition
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Estimates Edition: a recruitment crisis, fragile fleets & lessons from America | RSS.com In...
We need a Defence organisation that can operate at the speed of its external environment
The Defence organisation is top heavy, over managed and under led. It has become so...
In Washington, Mr Albanese must be a contributor to collective defence, not a needy bystander
Mr Albanese is visiting Washington at a time when US defence and foreign policy is focused on...
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style | RSS.com In this...











