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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, special host Steve Kuper is joined by co-host Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson and AMP’s chief economist, Shane Oliver, to discuss the latest economic data and what it means for the nation’s economic and national security.
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The trio discuss the recently released Australian gross domestic product figures and the impact of Australia’s ailing economy on national security.
They also discuss:
- Australia’s collapsing productivity and the growth of record government spending on the national economy and the baked-in, long-term structural deficits that will characterise the future fiscal outlook for the country.
- The need to boost economic complexity and diversity to better prepare the nation to face the mounting geopolitical and “whole-of-nation” efforts being leveraged against Australia in this new multipolar world and how best to deliver such a monumental change.
- The urgent need for a serious national debate with the Australian public about the future of the country and its economic future and the intersection of national security.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Contested Ground team
Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:
Episode 502: SPOTLIGHT: Developing risk frameworks for Defence, with Atturra’s Andrew Balmaks
Episode 501: CONTESTED GROUND: Maritime competition drives need for an Australian Coast Guard, with Jennifer Parker
Episode 500: PODCAST: From review to delivery, with Chris Deeble AO CSC, Deputy Secretary, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group
Episode 499: SPOTLIGHT: Unpacking the AI transformation of the modern battlefield, with Advent Atum CEO Andy Wilson and Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko
Episode 498: CONTESTED GROUND: Ongoing risk of nation-state attackers, ASD; misinformation bill defeated
Episode 497: PODCAST: A year in review with Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, the Honourable Pat Conroy MP
Episode 496: SPOTLIGHT: Navigating the rising tide of trusted autonomy, with Dr Greg Bain and Brigadier James Davis
Episode 495: DEFENCE PROPERTY PODCAST: 10 common property mistakes and how you can avoid them
Episode 494: PODCAST: How geopolitics must influence Australia’s force posture, with Mike Pezzullo
Episode 493: CONTESTED GROUND: Where does the misinformation bill leave free speech?
