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Australia should lead efforts to address online gender-based violence. Since the UN Security Council adopted the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda in 2000, the world has …
Stepping up military support to humanitarian assistance in the …
The newly agreed Pacific defence response group to help with disaster relief will help to solidify Australia’s role as a primary provider of security assistance. It also gives the region a vital tool …
Triton: transforming Australia’s airborne ISR capabilities
Oct 3, 2024 · The Triton’s journey to Australia began in 1999, under Joint Project 2062, with the ADF experimenting with the earliest versions of the Global Hawk. The Triton’s capabilities …
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7 Nov 2024 | Philippe Legrain. Donald Trump’s re-election as US president is a shock to Europe, which is woefully unprepared. His promised protectionism threatens the European Union’s …
Submarine agency chief: Australia's SSNs will be bigger ...
May 28, 2024 · The SSN-AUKUS submarines to be built for Australia and Britain, with help from the United States, will be a ‘bigger, better, faster and bolder’ evolution of Britain’s Astute-class …
Setting Australia’s space priorities | The Strategist
Feb 9, 2023 · Australia is an Indo-Pacific country with a democratic ethos. Its role in shaping the discourse on strategic policy—in areas such as representative governance structures, the …
Evolving China-based cyberwarfare demands greater ...
Evolving China-based cyberwarfare demands greater regional resilience. In a speech at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in …
The cost of Australia’s defence: hard choices for the new government
For 2022–23, the consolidated defence funding line (including both the Department of Defence and the Australian Signals Directorate) is $48.6 billion, which is 2.11% of GDP based on the …
Australia's fuel reserves don't have to keep running on empty
The package included the 2020 decision to store $94 million of oil in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. While that was welcome, the fuel is stored far from Australia’s bowsers. The package …
China threatens Australia with missile attack | The Strategist
Jul 26, 2021 · The specific threat made by Hu Xijin was as follows: ‘China has a strong production capability, including producing additional long-range missiles with conventional warheads that …