As we approach the second anniversary of the release of the government’s 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement, perhaps the document’s single most important initiative has yet to emerge: a plan for sovereign industrial capabilities. Despite …
Articles by: "Rob Bourke"
The government’s new Defence export strategy offers little in terms of exploring the ‘market failure’ arguments for government intervention. Nor does it discuss why additional assistance is needed when there’s already considerable industry interest in …
Based on the volume of media coverage, the casual observer might be forgiven for thinking that Australia’s planned build-up of defence capital equipment has more to do with jobs and growth than national security. Yet, …
Recent public discussion on defence industry has highlighted the contribution that domestic production of defence capital equipment makes to broader technological development within Australia and, in turn, to economic growth. Much of the discussion relies …