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AUKUS own goals – Australia’s disastrous new draft export controls
AUKUS own goals - Australia's new draft export controls | RSS.com "It looks like Australia just...
Australia has lost its strategic authority at APEC
In a brief media doorstop after arriving in San Francisco, Anthony Albanese used the word...
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...
Israel is playing by the rules in war against Hamas
Penny Wong has called on Israel to stop “the attacking of hospitals” in Gaza. Australia was...
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...
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
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...
We should learn from Israel that strategic shocks can happen here too
Israel’s intelligence services and military were clearly surprised by the Hamas attack but an...
Breaking cyber’s endless loop
New ideas, structural reform are needed - not just more money. The 2023-2030 Australian Government...
Australian government consulting and best laid plans – 38 versus 19,000 doesn’t compute
That government has a consulting problem is old news. The focus so far has largely been on...
Triton drones: Defence is on autopilot, with Ministers along for the ride
The Department of Defence has convinced Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and the PM-chaired...
How to stop underestimating Australian industry’s capacity for our defence
Australian defence exports have been in the news, with reports that Australian equipment is having...
Defence & Australian industry: from low trust & distant to direct partnership for delivery
"Australia’s defence industry is looking for two things: the first is an opportunity to...