The bottom line in defence is that, as a nation, we don’t know what we want, don’t know how to get it, and would prefer not to think about it until the bombs go off. Until that threat materialises, the real enemies are sexism, homophobia and, predictably, an efficient materiel-procurement system

I wrote in the June Quadrant (“Why Defence Will Not […]

Major-General Jim Molan wrote with controlled passion (“Why Our Defence […]

My purpose here is to try to dampen down some […]

Australia is a maritime nation with a continental mindset. — […]

Australia’s role in the Pacific war from 1941 to 1945 […]

The Minister for Defence Personnel, Science and Materiel, Greg Combet, […]

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea gained independence from […]

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