‘Tis, indeed, a wonderful time to be a Defencenik in Canberra. Tomorrow is Budget Day in the national capital. Yet Defence has nothing to fear and everything to expect. Defence is special. The budget future …
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The standard political and military approach to journalists is to use and abuse. The hacks return it with gusto. When things go wrong and the going gets tough, the political/military approach shifts gear to shut …
The Federal Government’s Defence White Paper signals a complete redesign of the relationship between the Australian Defence Force and industry. The Turnbull Government’s broader National Innovation & Science Agenda has significantly impacted this White Paper …
Note: All growth rates are compounding rates calculated between initial and final year. The Defence workforce is often viewed through the Orwellian lens of uniformed personnel good, civilian personnel bad. It’s as if the former …
While the PM has heralded the 2016 Defence White Paper as visionary, its treatment of cyber policy is stuck in first gear. As noted by Tobias Feakin last week, DWP 2016 has provided more money …