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OPINION | Beware the bear in the Pacific
In 2007, I was invited by the United Nations to address a regional conference on multilateral cooperation in Pacific Rim ocean governance. The conference was hosted by ..
Australia cancels submarine rescue system contract
The Australian government and the Australia subsidiary of US-based underwater technology firm Phoenix International have both agreed to terminate an existing contract for ..
OPINION | Why does Australia need 12 submarines?
There’s a common rule of thumb in militaries known as “the rule of threes”: for every three platforms you have, you can deploy one. This is how the ..
FEATURE | The Royal Australian Navy needs a support ship, not a fixed base at Manus Island
Commentary on equipping the Australian Defence Force tends to focus on high-end combat capabilities such as frigates, fighter aircraft and armoured vehicles. Much less is ..
FEATURE | Has the cost of Australia’s future submarines gone up? Part 2
In the first part of this series, we saw that by late 2015, before Australia’s Defence Department had received industry responses in the competitive evaluation ..