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The human tide: an Australian perspective on demographics and security

The economic and demographic transition of countries from poverty to prosperity has been a driving force of history over the past two centuries, and is set to remain so for the remainder of the century

2008–09 mid-year Defence budget update

This report examines defence funding as of late 2008 taking account of the government's mid-year budget revisions, the latest Defence Annual Report and the Global Financial Crisis

Strategic choices: Defending Australia in the 21st century

This report contains two papers that examine Australia's ability to fund defence into the future and the costs of various future ADF force structures

ADF capability review: Australian Army

The Australian Army is small by regional standards and tiny given the size of our continent

2007 Defence budget summary

This report is a summary of the 2007 Defence budget

The final straw: Are our defence forces overstretched?

Are our defence forces overstretched? With concurrent operations ongoing in Iraq, Afghanistan, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands, coupled with shorter missions to Fiji and Tonga last year, it’s tempting to conclude that the answer to this question must be yes

Improving defence management

As the first major external review of the Department of Defence in almost a decade, this report represents a rare opportunity to bring in outside perspectives to improve the performance of the organisation

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Rethinking the Rules Governing Australia
16 March 2010

Australian citizens are being asked to provide input into a nation-wide
discussion about how to improve the rules governing our country.

Rethink Australia spokesperson Rodger Hills, says the time has come to
review the way Australia is run. “As citizens, we have a responsibility to
plan for a brighter future and a more enlightened democratic process than
the one we have inherited from our fore bearers.”

Rethink Australia has released a public discussion paper today to provide
the basis for dialogue and deliberation amongst members of the public over

Secrecy law reforms strike a blow to old culture of government secrecy
12 March 2010

The Australian Law Reform Commission report into Commonwealth secrecy laws, Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112) is the result of a 15 -month inquiry which identified 506 secrecy provisions in 176 pieces of Commonwealth legislation, including 358 criminal secrecy offences.

WANTED: Communications Projects (Melbourne)
16 February 2010

RMIT University in Melbourne runs a degree program where groups of
communication research‐trained students work on a communication research
project for a not‐for‐profit client.

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