by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | May 1, 2026 | Featured, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
Zen and the Art of Defence investment: big numbers | RSS.com A Zen temple helps Marcus seek balance between the contradictions in Australia’s defence Strategy, while Michael struggles with a noisy kettle in the bunker. Australia’s new Defence Secretary...
by Marcus Hellyer | Apr 29, 2026 | AUKUS, Featured
Unlike the Australian Department of Defence, the United States’ Department of Defense (or War, depending on where you stand in the whole culture wars thing) publishes real data that allows Congress and the public to assess the Department’s performance in spending the...
by Michael Shoebridge | Apr 22, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Strategy & Capability
We’re meant to be celebrating the Albanese Government’s amazing new plan to adapt the Australian military to the drone era, with Minister Pat Conroy telling us yesterday about an apparent $7 billion the government is investing in counter drone systems. But...
by Chris Mills | Apr 21, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Indo Pacific, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Australia’s strategic environment has deteriorated faster than its defence posture has adapted. The issue is no longer simply whether Australia is spending enough on defence, it is whether it is investing in the capabilities required to withstand the kind of conflict...
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...
