Episode 13
By the standards of Defence a $1.8 million 12-month contract with Deloitte is just a blip but it’s illustrative of money being sprayed around. We also have a quick look at AIR 6500 – and maybe what th...
21 Aug 202321min
Interview with Prof Tanya Monro
A key figure in Australia’s military landscape is Professor Tanya Monro, the Head of the Defence Science and Technology Group. We sought her views about the importance of National Science Week and why...
16 Aug 202310min
Episode 12
In this episode, we look at some of the politics around Defence – and especially the AUKUS part of it. In Australia we have effectively two part-time Ministers responsible for a massive and troubled p...
14 Aug 202324min
Episode 11
In this episode we have a quick look at the perils of helicopter operations, particularly at low level and at night. Then there was the next round of AUSMIN talks and the usual Australian forelock tug...
7 Aug 202321min
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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 202319min
