Angus Campbell ends his 6 year tenure as the chief of Australia’s military having delivered drift...
Clean hands and credibility lacking in Special Adviser appointment
by Michael Shoebridge and Anthony Bergin
The Albanese government has appointed former Chief of the Defence Force Chief Marshal Mark Binskin...
Grumpy Strategist Makers Series Episode 3 – NIOA Group
by Robert Nioa and Michael Shoebridge
Grumpy Strategist Makers Series episode 3 - NIOA G | RSS.com From a small sporting shooting goods...
An Australian decision on TikTok can use the advice we already have
When asked about a potential ban of TikTok in Australia because of moves to force its sale or...
Pezzullo a victim of Labor’s tribalizing of the public service
Reports surfaced at the end of March suggesting Michael Pezzullo, the sacked former secretary of...
High seas drama over deep seabed mining
The race is on to tap high seas mineral riches. The International Seabed Authority, based in...
Time for Defence to play a bigger role in Australia’s fuel market
The precarious state of Australia’s imports of refined fuels like diesel and jet fuel requires...
Reform a must before Palestine state is created
by Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin
As the war in Gaza moves towards a conclusion there’s been renewed discussion regarding the...
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy – jarringly out of step with our world
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy - jarringly out of step with our world |...
Defence falling further behind the excellence curve
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has expressed his concerns with the...
New Defence Industry Strategy: a dangerous framework that’s wilfully blind
Defence industry minister Pat Conroy released the government’s Defence Industrial...
ASIO chief Mike Burgess says violent extremism remains a pervasive threat
ASIO head Mike Burgess’s annual threat assessment speech has been a welcome addition to Canberra’s...
Australian foreign policy shouldn’t be performance art – it should shape outcomes
by Anthony Bergin and Greg Rose
American comedian Will Rogers once quipped that, “People are taking their comedians seriously and...
Richard Marles: stop digging, start leading
Richard Marles and Pat Conroy, our Defence and Defence Industry ministers, are living the lonely...
Grasping the Defence nettle
Recent days have covered the apparent—and to insiders, longstanding—differences between the...















