by Marcus Hellyer | Apr 29, 2025 | Defence Budget, Policy
Last week the Liberal Party released its defence policy (slightly) ahead of Saturday’s federal election. The initial announcement focused on the goal of growing the defence budget to 2.5% over the next five years and to 3.0% over the decade. Since then, the...
by Michael Shoebridge | Apr 23, 2025 | China, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
It’s been an extraordinary gap in the debate around our federal election that no one has got to grips with the need to make Australia more secure fast. We’ve watched Chinese warships sail around our country firing their weapons. And we’re seeing Russia building a...
