A public statement of intent for the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise, setting out objectives, initiatives, resources and operating principles. The plan asserts industrial and supply resilience should be a key part of Australia’s defence plan, increasing strategic sovereignty while delivering economic and employment benefits.

This paper argues Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its strategic outlook are in crisis and urgent action is needed. It outlines key challenges that the Department of Defence needs to address to become more relevant to our current circumstances and provides 12 recommendations to address them.

This paper addresses the strategic challenges influencing Australia's defence and security needs and argues that countering a worsening national security outlook by strengthening the Australian Defence Force and building international alliances should be an urgent priority for government.

The outbreak of war in the Indo-Pacific is a real possibility. Increased competition, a growing trust deficit between global and regional powers, and potential miscalculations heighten the risk of doing so. This paper addresses some key priorities for the current Australian government.

The Australian Government requested this independent analysis to assess the Royal Australian Navy’s surface combatant fleet capability to ensure its size, structure and composition complemented the capabilities of the forthcoming conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.