Israel’s intelligence services and military were clearly surprised by the Hamas attack but an...
Policy
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...
Australia and Israel have a common blue economy future
Around the world, sustainable ocean economic activity, or the blue economy, is swelling. This...
We need a national citizens’ militia
Successive Australian governments have had a phobia about being seen, even remotely, to support...
Mobilisation and making things: how US industry won the war
Freedom’s Forge by Arthur Herman is unapologetic about how free enterprise, creativity and...
Robo debt and digital government: failure demands a broader redesign
In the preface to the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robo debt Scheme, Commissioner...