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....
by Marcus Hellyer | Nov 1, 2024 | Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
As we head into election season, it’s worth reviewing how well the Albanese government has performed on defence. Has it succeeded in shaping the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for what both major parties agree is the most uncertain strategic environment since World...
by Marcus Hellyer, Peter Jennings and Michael Shoebridge | Oct 8, 2024 | China, Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its strategic outlook are in crisis and urgent action is needed. The key recommendation of this report is that, following the next election, the government must take urgent steps to boost Australian production of weapons,...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 30, 2024 | Strategy & Capability
$800 million developing ‘Ghost Bat’, which was meant to be ‘Australia’s first locally designed combat aircraft in 50 years’, turns out to now be being spent on a platform that will carry sensors instead of weapons. This is an own goal, with a firehose of public...
