Episode 10
Some breaking news: a decision on Land 400 Phase 3 is imminent. Then we look at the Nuclear-powered submarine taskforce and the role of ex-Human Services departmental head Kathryn Campbell. We offer s...
24 Heinä 202327min
Episode 9
We start with some corrections and clarifications and then look at the Robodebt Royal Commission and ask: are there implications for Defence? There may well be. The Royal Commission exposed many examp...
17 Heinä 202320min
Episode 8
When does clever marketing cross over into something more nasty – namely the selective or misleading use of information? When you are the UK trying to sell a warship to Australia, that’s when. We deta...
10 Heinä 202321min
Episode 7
More information has come to light on two topics of great interest: nuclear-powered submarines and the very strange purchase of SURTASS.In linked decisions of enormous consequence – taken with zero pu...
3 Heinä 202319min
Episode 6
Some more information has come from the US about the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine acquisition – and it’s no wonder the information is being suppressed in Australia. We will receive nothing tangible...
26 Kesä 202318min
Episode 5
Enough about the budget and DSR already! Now it’s time to have a look at AUKUS and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines – and it should surprise no one to learn that we are not being told the full sto...
19 Kesä 202318min
Episode 4
In this episode: It’s worse than we thought. The government has confirmed that Defence expenditure will decline for the next two to three years – and there’s a lot of cutting and reprioritising to com...
12 Kesä 202320min
Episode 3
Looming Defence Budget disaster – in this episode, we look at the analysis of the recent Defence Budget by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), which it calls “The Big Squeeze”. The numbe...
5 Kesä 202318min
