by Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer | Sep 1, 2023 | Defence Budget, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability, Uncategorized
Health check on Australia’s Defence Strategic Review | RSS.com In this first Grumpy Strategist Productions podcast, Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge do a health check on the Defence Strategic Review, with some disturbing news for the patient and for...
by Lesley Seebeck | Jun 22, 2023 | Strategy & Capability
When the military say ‘move fast and break things’ it usually means something different to that in the world of technology. Yet that saying has been adopted from the tech world by defence ministers and officials, reflecting a conviction that government is too slow,...
by Lesley Seebeck | May 27, 2023 | Strategy & Capability
As policy advisors and decision makers consider the problem of defence innovation, the video of the SpaceX Starship launch of 20 April 2023 should be required viewing. When they watch it, they should note the audacity of the vision, the engineering, and the global...
by Marcus Hellyer | May 22, 2023 | Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
Australia needs to mobilise in order to address the strategic challenges it is facing. The Defence Strategic Review (DSR) proposes ways to do that. However, the 2023-24 Defence Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) does not yet incorporate the recommendations of the DSR....