by Marcus Hellyer | Mar 20, 2026 | Featured, Policy, Strategy & Capability
6 March 2026 is the day we can say that transparency around Australia’s Department of Defence died, or more accurately, was executed. It’s now sleeping with the fishes, mafioso style. On a Friday, the traditional day for burying controversial news, parliament’s...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Feb 5, 2026 | Defence Budget, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
Deceased estate: Oz Defence sells the silver to fu | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists look at the recent ‘historic” plan for Australia’s Defence real estate (okay, a shameless Government asset sale of historic sites to perhaps produce a one-off cash...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Dec 6, 2025 | Featured, Podcasts, Policy
The hunt for Defence reform downunder: Mr Conroy & | RSS.com Marcus & his fellow SES emergency volunteers hunt for the “Biggest Defence Overhaul in 50 years” somewhere deep in the Brindabellas (WARNING: parts of this episode contain disturbing...
by Steve Baxter and Michael Shoebridge | Jul 22, 2025 | Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability, Ukraine
Grumpy Strategist Makers Series – with Beaten Zone | RSS.com One Grumpy Strategist talks with Beaten Zone Venture Partners boss Steve Baxter. They set out Steve’s journey from the Army to business success in the tech world, to now running an outfit all...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 3, 2025 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Featured, Strategy & Capability
The Navy is systematically failing to manage and maintain the two largest ships in its fleet – the 27,000 tonne LHD amphibious ships HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. The scale of the troubles is laid out in a 108 page national audit office report, with almost...
