%T Terms of engagement: Australia’s regional defence diplomacy %A Sam Bateman %A Anthony Bergin %A Hayley Channer %I Australian Strategic Policy Institute %D 2013 %K Defence %U https://apo.org.au/node/34931 %X Australia is in the process of pivoting back to our own region and looking for new strategies for Defence re-engagement. But the Defence Cooperation Program hasn’t been scrutinised in any depth since an audit report by the Auditor-General in 2001. That pointed to a lack of financial information management and clear and public articulation of the goals and objectives of defence cooperation activities.A fundamental conclusion of the report is that these criticisms remain valid today. %9 Report