Premium Insights and analysis Federal budget and where the defence spend will focus Wednesday March 23, 2022 By Ian McPhedran Defence When it comes to 'hard' power, taxpayers should be nervous about handing more than $60 billion-plus per year by 2030 to Defence.
Beware state-based actors looking to kick down digital doors Monday November 22, 2021 By Tom Ravlic 2021 Cyber Security Special Report With the digital environment a new front for espionage, foreign jurisdictions have been busy trying to kick down Australia's digital doors.
Taliban spokesman fronts media, China underscores desire for ‘friendly relations’ Wednesday August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press corps in Kabul that he did not want Afghanistan to be a ‘battlefield of conflict’.
Premium Insights and analysis ‘Adversarial’ rhetoric towards China’s dominance reflects mood within national security circles Friday April 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence A security analyst explains why we should pay attention to Mike Pezzullo’s ‘bleak’ warning about Australia’s national security position, especially when it comes to Beijing.
The Pezzullo factor: courting controversy and climbing high Wednesday April 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence The back story on how mandarin Michael Pezzullo, a history-obsessed scholar, made his way to the top of the national security food chain.
ASD’s decision to cancel official history contract to be probed at Senate estimates Monday September 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Signals Directorate will be questioned over its decision to terminate a contract with prominent academic John Blaxland, the Australian National University professor who…
As a new defence chief comes in, Australia must focus its attention on its neighbour Thursday April 26, 2018 By John Blaxland Editors' Picks Australia increasingly is having to engage closely not just with close and trusted partners but with its own neighbours.
