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SPOTLIGHT: Industry’s role in building a stronger Australia, with Sarah Cullens and BRIG (Ret’d) Ian Langford

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08 December 2022

By: Robyn Tongol

SPOTLIGHT: Industry’s role in building a stronger Australia, with Sarah Cullens and BRIG (Ret’d) Ian Langford

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast — recorded live at the Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) Policy Symposium — host Phil Tarrant joins the founder and managing director of Precision Public Affairs (PPA), Sarah Cullens, and Brigadier (Ret’d) Ian Langford, senior strategic advisor at Precision Public Affairs, to discuss how industry, government and Defence can better collaborate to address Australia’s future geostrategic challenges.

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The podcast begins unpacking how PPA is supporting better collaboration between defence industry, government and Defence, and their role in supporting events such as the AIDN Policy Symposium.
The trio then discuss the unique geostrategic challenges facing Australia, and how Defence can best overcome them.
The podcast wraps up evaluating how industry can better support the government to enhance Australia’s national resilience.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: PODCAST: Tariffs, peace (maybe) in Ukraine and a shifting global power struggle
Episode 10: PODCAST: No escaping it, China is trying to coerce us, with Mike Pezzullo
Episode 9: SPOTLIGHT: The role of test and evaluation in securing AI’s role in defence and national security, with Graeme Bick, Ray Bright and Chris White
Episode 8: CONTESTED GROUND: Alliance abandonment and realpolitik in global affairs
Episode 7: PODCAST: A taste of things to come, with shadow minister for defence Andrew Hastie
Episode 6: PODCAST: Getting our naval force structure right, with Jennifer Parker
Episode 5: CONTESTED GROUND: The expanding world of state-sponsored cyber warfare
Episode 4: SPOTLIGHT: Training – key to the National Defence Strategy, with CAE’s James Digges
Episode 3: PODCAST: Unpacking the impacts of a disruptive new US Defense secretary
Episode 2: PODCAST: Threats, theatre and tariffs in Trump’s world, with the Defence Connect team

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