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Australia’s National Defence Strategy: Canberra is yet to have its Carney moment

Australia’s National Defence Strategy: Canberra is yet to have its Carney moment

by Marcus Hellyer | Apr 17, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Policy, Strategy & Capability, Uncategorized

There’s something very familiar about the Albanese government’s new 2026 National Defence Strategy, launched yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. It continues the trajectory first set out in the previous Coalition government’s 2020...
The 2026 National Defence Strategy & investment plan: The world has changed – but Australia’s defence plans haven’t

The 2026 National Defence Strategy & investment plan: The world has changed – but Australia’s defence plans haven’t

by Michael Shoebridge | Apr 16, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Indo Pacific, Policy, Strategy & Capability

Having read the 215 pages of the Australian Government’s revised strategy and investment plan, two things stand out as particularly important.  The first is the almost complete absence of engagement with the changed America that is now our major ally. ...
Trump’s FY27 budget: $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon, $33bn for the State Department. Peace through missiles?

Trump’s FY27 budget: $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon, $33bn for the State Department. Peace through missiles?

by Marcus Hellyer | Apr 10, 2026 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, Featured, Policy, Strategy & Capability

Since my planned birdwatching trip to western New South Wales was cancelled due the current fuel crisis temporary supply uncertainties caused by unpatriotic Australians panic buying and I didn’t want to spend Easter solely doomscrolling conducting deep research into...
America’s wartime defense budget: $1.5 trillion to deliver a military able to fight everyone – except China…..

America’s wartime defense budget: $1.5 trillion to deliver a military able to fight everyone – except China…..

by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Apr 9, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability

America’s wartime defense budget: $1.5 trillion to | RSS.com Back in the SAA Bunker deep in the Brindabellas, Marcus & Michael declare energy independence (okay, thanks to government subsidies) and ponder the details of the Trump Administration’s new...
America’s wartime defense budget: $1.5 trillion to deliver a military able to fight everyone – except China…..

Australia’s Defence budget: a sugar hit followed by a $2.6 billion cut. Take that, Mr Trump, sir!

by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Feb 10, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Podcasts

Australia’s defence budget update: a sugar hit fol | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists pan for gold in 234 pages of dense, incoherent Government paperwork setting out the Albanese Government’s revised plans for our nation’s defence, and find some rather...
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