by Marcus Hellyer | Nov 18, 2024 | Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability, Uncategorized
Australian defence industry is struggling through a period of cognitive dissonance. The Albanese government keeps declaring that it is spending unprecedented amounts on defence capability, yet Australian medium and small defence firms are struggling, with many on life...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Nov 13, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Podcasts, Policy
Episode 29: Washington cyber hygiene. Military shr | RSS.com In Episode 29, the Grumpy Strategists answer the call from Australia’s Embassy in Washington. They search for meaning in Defence’s new religious texts – the Strategic Review and Defence...
by Michael Shoebridge | Nov 13, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
Many people are saying many things about what a second Donald Trump term in the White House might look like. It’s a mug’s game to speculate in areas where we can’t know much. However, on defence budgets and Trump’s expectations for even the closest of US allies,...
by Lesley Seebeck | Nov 11, 2024 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Most commentary thus far has been on how the Australian government will handle a Trump Administration. More will emerge on the implications for Australia, from Trump’s tariff policies to the likely continued decoupling from China, and Trump’s transactional nature. As...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Nov 5, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Questions for the 2024-25 Defence portfolio supplementary budget estimates hearings Senate estimates hearings will be held on the Defence portfolio on Wednesday 6 November. Here are some questions we at Strategic Analysis Australia would like to hear answers to....
