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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.
Being able to walk and chew gum: A strategy for great power conflict in our region
At the height of the Cold War, the US developed the concept of the “Two-Major Theater War Standard” that formed the structure and capabilities of the US Armed ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Despite US$850bn budget, serious concerns emerge about the continuing US capacity to maintain global order
Major concerns have reared their head once again following the release of the Biden administration’s US$850 billion (AU$1.29 trillion) defence budget, once again ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Former deputy PM calls for Albo to take national security more seriously
Former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson AC has called on the Prime Minister to take a greater hand and interest in our national security before it is too ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 14 Mar 2024
Nearly 40% of Australians back ‘independent middle power’ in Asia, but are they ready for what that requires now?
New polling has revealed that nearly 40 per cent of Australians back the nation becoming an “independent middle power”, at least in the traditional model ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 13 Mar 2024
Trump’s fault or a disaster of our own making? Debate heats up around the impact of Trump 2.0
For many in Australia’s defence and national security community, it is the worst potential outcome – a second, uncompromising Trump administration
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 12 Mar 2024
‘Crunch time’: Renewed calls for greater national leadership to ensure ‘aspiration, growth and security’
“Aspiration, growth, and security” need to be the core priorities of Australia’s political and business leaders, lest the nation fails to properly ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 11 Mar 2024
ASEAN’s ‘Melbourne Declaration’ strengthens partnership, hints at expanded future partnership
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have announced the “Melbourne Declaration”, reaffirming ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 07 Mar 2024
US Army orders $219m worth of additional Precision Strike Missile units
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$219 million (AU$333.4 million) contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles.
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Thu, 07 Mar 2024
Want to truly build local industry capability? Begin as a regional MROU hub
Australia’s defence industrial base stands at a crossroads amid new policy frameworks and broader initiatives, like AUKUS, designed to boost the participation, ...
INDUSTRY • Fri, 08 Mar 2024