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Scott Morrison will releases the government’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update on Wednesday. The government’s updated defence funding will see investment in capability grow to $270 billion over the next decade.
Australia committed A$195 billion to defence spending in 2016, but many now believe this is insufficient with China’s rising influence in the region.
The Australia-Japan foreign and defence ministers’ ‘two-plus-two’ talks, due to be held in Japan before Christmas, are being deferred because of Marise Payne’s recent illness.
Australia’s new submarine fleet will be designed for a range of different missions in our challenging maritime environment.
Submarines possess a number of unique capabilities that make them ideal to protect Australia’s interests.
The stakes around Australia’s defence appear higher and the urgency greater than at any time since the height of the Cold War.
Malcolm Turnbull will visit China this week in his first time there as prime minister. The two-day trip, including visits to Shanghai and Beijing, will juggle trade and political issues.
It’s ON between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull – the political equivalent of nuclear war.
The release of the defence white paper this week revealed plans to substantially increase Australia’s military spending over the next two decades.
Australia’s security bears no relation to whether we meet the target of raising defence spending to 2% of GDP.
Australia’s defence forces manage huge swathes of land which are home to valuable ecosystems. The new defence white paper finally acknowledges the importance of looking after them.
To say the defence white paper was “much anticipated” would be an understatement. Was it worth the wait in the end? That rather depends on who you are and what your assessment of the risks Australia faces…
The Turnbull government’s defence white paper identifies key risks to Australia’s security environment in the next two decades.
The defence white paper is silent on where Australia’s new fleet of 12 submarines will be acquired.
The defence white paper will pledge an additional $29.9 billion in defence spending over the coming decade and support for businesses to innovate in areas such as cyber security and aeronautics.
The coming defence white paper presents an opening for the Turnbull government to place its stamp on national security priorities and to align planning and policy settings with its strategic vision.
The government has unveiled a centrepiece of its coming Defence White Paper, bringing forward a $40 billion program to build surface warships.
Nations such as the United States have treated climate change as a major security threat for years. The Australian government’s forthcoming Defence White Paper cannot afford to ignore the issue.
Ultimately, the argument for Australia to acquire ballistic missile defence does not stack up.
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