Australia's security challenges cannot be borne by the Department of Defence and armed forces alone. Australian governments have failed to deliver a comprehensive approach to national security. This report examines the government’s national security spending as a whole and reviews the attention given to the nation’s preparedness and resilience. It provides eight recommendations.

An audit of whether Defence’s procurement arrangements are delivering Australian industry policy outcomes. It finds a range of shortcomings in current practices and recommends improvements to Defence's systems and contract management.

This report aims to help the Australian Government and its defence apparatus negotiate Australia's security environment at a time of great global upheaval. It presents the new realities of the Australian-US alliance, examines how $59 billion p.a. in taxpayers’ money is being spent and concludes with recommendations for a Minister for Defence after the 2025...

Contending that Australia is unprepared in facing its most challenging security environment since the Second World War, this paper's key recommendation is to increase defence expenditure from 2% to 3% of GDP. Other recommendations bolster the case for how a government could dramatically lift defence spending and see quick and positive increases in military capability.

This paper argues that urgent reform of the defence sector is needed in order for the Australian Defence Force to meet the challenges of a deteriorating strategic environment. It calls for reform of Defence's procurement systems to reduce Australia's dependence on large, foreign-owned contractors and invest in a more varied, local and responsive supply chain.