by Michael Shoebridge | Oct 28, 2024 | AUKUS, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Last week Richard Marles and Pat Conroy trumpeted Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 as “AUKUS Pillar II in action’. Mr Marles told us that this year’s “Exercise Autonomous Warrior is an exciting and tangible demonstration of progress being made under AUKUS Pillar II”....
by Peter Jennings | Aug 8, 2024 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
The Albanese government has given us two defence ministers: Richard “Call me Deputy Prime Minister” Marles and his tireless workmate, Pat Conroy. No one should be surprised to learn the government also has two defence policies. First there is the policy of expanding...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jul 18, 2024 | Podcasts, Strategy & Capability, Ukraine
Post-shot US election update, Ukrainian & Ozzie dr | RSS.com Marcus and Michael discuss the US election & the alliance post debate and failed assassination, before covering Ukraine military assistance and the alternative realities in Australia’s...
by Michael Shoebridge | May 23, 2024 | Strategy & Capability
In February, the Albanese government’s Deputy Prime Minister (and Defence Minister) Richard Marles announced that Defence would be taking delivery of the first of 11 new ‘general purpose frigates’ this decade, with three of the ships to be delivered to the Navy by...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | May 17, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
The post Budget blues edition: Backloaded cash wit | RSS.com In Episode 18, the Grumpy Strategists look at the challenges, contradictions and half truths the numbers in the 2024 Defence Budget reveal. The headline early $5.7 billion turns out not to turn up until...
