by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jul 10, 2026 | China, Featured, Podcasts, Policy
Accountability is king, but no one is responsible. | RSS.com In Episode 76, the Grumpy Strategists ponder revelations of $29 billion of waste in just some of Australia’s big defence projects from Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy. His answer: bold reform...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 2, 2026 | Featured, Policy, Strategy & Capability
So, Minister Pat Conroy has released the Australian government’s “new” 2026 Defence Industry Development Strategy, after giving us the highly unsuccessful 2024 version.Unfortunately, the 2026 strategy is a rehash of the 2024 approach, which Mr Conroy has...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Mar 8, 2024 | Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy – jarringly out of step with our world | RSS.com Grumpy Strategists Marcus Hellyer & Michael Shoebridge have waded through the Australian Government’s new Defence Industrial Development...
by Michael Shoebridge | Mar 7, 2024 | Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Defence industry minister Pat Conroy released the government’s Defence Industrial Development Strategy the day after ASIO boss Mike Burgess told the country that a former politician had sold out our country to a foreign spy agency. That was good timing for...
