At last we have a measurable and important policy difference between Labor and the Coalition with...
Grumpy Strategists’ first video podcast: Defence Dollars & Decisions edition
by Marcus Hellyer, Michael Shoebridge and Peter Jennings
Watch the video podcast here on YouTube The Grumpies Marcus and Michael are joined by SAA...
Defence 2025: Dollars and decisions
by Marcus Hellyer, Michael Shoebridge and Peter Jennings
This report comes at an unusual moment for Australian security. We’re in the middle of a federal...
Navy needs to take stronger action on China ‘research ship’
In March the Chinese “research ship” Tan Suo Yi Hao worked with New Zealand scientists to send a...
Episode 36: A Grumpy Strategist meets a Wise Owl: caught between China & the US, Australia fixates on a 2040 Fantasy Force
by Peter Jennings and Marcus Hellyer
Episode 36: A Grumpy Strategist meets a Wise Owl: | RSS.com Grumpy Strategist Marcus Hellyer talks...
If Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan don’t matter, who’s got our back?
The seven-front war against Israel is heating up once again and the intensity of fighting in...
Forget Collins, these should be our defence priorities
The plan to upgrade the Collins-class submarines with a life-of-type...
Role of crime in anti-Semitic attacks is a complicating factor, not a cleansing one
It was all a criminal hoax. That was the headline from this week’s police admission that the...
No Higher Priority – urgent actions on defence for Australia’s next government
by Peter Jennings, Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
This is unbelievable: FINALLY, the book you have all been waiting for 'No Higher Priority'. One...
Donald Trump shows strong hand, but do we still hold AUKUS ace?
President Donald Trump delivered a strong speech to the US Congress, departing from his script...
Beijing tested our defences — Anthony Albanese blew it
For years Australian ministers have said the country faces the most difficult strategic...
A stabilised relationship? Xi Jinping wants submission from Australia, not stability.
Beijing uses its military forces to send what diplomats call “signals” or, in plainer language,...
Trump’s Gaza gambit
President Trump’s instinct to disrupt established pathways and his lack of deep engagement in...
Australia is a coin toss away from a mass casualty attack
A caravan packed with explosives is the means. A note in the vehicle with Jewish addresses...
Funding the Defence of Australia in 2025: 6 recommendations for urgent change
by Marcus Hellyer, Peter Jennings and Michael Shoebridge
No-one wants war, but the risk of conflict in our region is substantially growing, and we could...