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Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
Time to reset Australia’s maritime approach to the Indian Ocean?
Dr David Brewster of the National Security College at ANU has highlighted an important conundrum for Australian policymakers as we seek to balance and maintain concurrent ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 21 Feb 2020
US Marine Commandant calls for more Lightning Carriers to better counter China
US Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger has called on the US Marines to become more “unpredictable” when countering China, seeing the Lightning Carrier concept as ...
Australia to contract second RAAF MQ-4C Triton
The US Department of Defense has confirmed that it will issue Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to supply Australia with an additional MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
MinDef outlines Australia’s 2020 vision for ASEAN defence engagement
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has used the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Hanoi to expand on Australia’s vision for 2020 defence engagement
Support contract to support armoured vehicle training and lethality
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price have welcomed the signing of a $21.4 million support contract with Geelong-based Universal ...
LAND • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Israel Defense Forces eye new reforms and strategy, with interesting examples for Aussie consideration
While many would be forgiven for not seeing the parallels, Australia and Israel share many in common. As comparatively small nations surrounded by larger ones, they seek ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Nuclear sub debate continues to gain traction in strategic policy community
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Chris Stanford has called for greater public debate about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, citing the ...
Cyber resilience key to securing Australia’s economic future
President of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) Foundation and former adviser to the Obama and Trump administrations, Chris Painter, has told the 2020 Global ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Wed, 19 Feb 2020
Australian Invictus Games 2020 team announced
Assistant Defence Minister Alex Hawke announced the combined Australian Defence Force, Returned Services League and Veteran Sport Australia team that will represent ...