This research brief assesses the effectiveness of U.S. information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010, with particular attention to how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences. Key findings include: Efforts to win the support of the Afghan population for U.S. and allied military operations have had mixed success. The most successful...

Most people will say that privacy matters to them, but like so many social issues, it is a state which is hard to define, as it is an intensely personal interpretation. The continued rise of the Internet and related mobile technologies will test our understanding of privacy, as we increasingly engage commercially and socially in...

This paper quantifies Australia's submarine capability under different options. The Defence White Paper of 2009 promised to deliver Force 2030, which had as its centrepiece a force of twelve new highly capable long range submarines. That’s not going to happen. One way or another, Force 2030 will have a submarine fleet that is a compromise...

The audit examined the extent to which the 11 Victorian public sector (VPS) departments and Victoria Police meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Freedom of Information (FOI) is a cornerstone of a thriving democracy. Since FOI legislation was introduced 30 years ago, Victoria has gone from being at the forefront of...

This report is about the growth of online video between 2010 and 2011. Three main measures were used: (1) the size of the 'unique Australian audience' visiting each site each month; (2) the total amount of time ('total minutes') spent on each site by these visitors; and (3) the average time spent on the site...