The AUKUS program to deliver eight nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines to Australia is a large, technologically challenging, and industrially demanding venture that has been widely criticised. This report addresses each of those critiques and concludes that some concerns are warranted but others have been ill-informed or driven by outdated assumptions.

This paper outlines policies to recruit non-Australian citizens into the Australian Defence Force (ADF) which commenced in 2024, and looks at Australia’s allies that support similar policies.

Australian Government employees and contractors require a security clearance to access classified resources, which can relate to Australia’s national security, economic and other interests. The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's procurement and implementation of the myClearance system. The audit finds that the procurement and implementation of...

In this final report, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit considers the future conduct of the Defence Major Projects Reports, as well as issues raised in the ANAO’s audit of the Hunter class frigates program.

The author of this report argues that nuclear-powered submarines will be central to Australia’s defence strategy in contingencies prioritised by the Defence Strategic Review, such as defeating threats of invasion or stand-off attack, countering a naval blockade, and supporting the regional balance of power.