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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.
Confronting reality: Australia’s need for a larger surface fleet
As an island continent, Australia can’t escape its intrinsic economic, political, strategic, and social connection to the ocean, yet as the Indo-Pacific becomes ...
NAVAL • Tue, 23 Jan 2024
PM issues challenge, sets out vision for confronting decade of disruption, danger
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “soft launched” his pitch to the Australian people surrounding his vision of the nation and how it will confront a decade ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Looking into the crystal ball and preparing for the other side of a Taiwan crisis
The Defence Strategic Review went a long way to articulating the long-term objectives and capability priorities of the Australian Defence Force in the era of great power ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Wolf’s howl? Chinese diplomats return to ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy
China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, and his diplomatic team have shattered Prime Minister Albanese’s elated proclamations that the Australia-China ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Undue influence? Does the ‘End of History’ still have too much say in our policy making?
When released in 1992, Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History” championed the triumph of Western capitalist liberal democracy over global autarchy with ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 16 Jan 2024
Economic deterrence, flexibility, resilience at heart of new US defence industrial strategy
The Pentagon has released the United States’ first National Defense Industrial Strategy, seeking to reassert and re-establish the industrial dominance of the United ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 15 Jan 2024
US, UK complete first sortie against Houthis in Yemen
The US and Royal Navies have completed their first round of strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen following weeks of ongoing attacks against commercial shipping in ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 12 Jan 2024
Assessing the true cost of a Taiwan conflict
There is no doubt that a potential conflict over the island democracy of Taiwan would undoubtedly have a high cost in terms of human life. But what about the economic ...
New US Navy chief releases new priorities to confront great power rivalry
Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the new US Navy Chief of Naval Operations, has released her priorities to help the US Navy regain the initiative and maintain its edge as the ...
NAVAL • Wed, 10 Jan 2024