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Big gap in Australia’s defence: do we need an infowar militia?

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Embargo until 12.01 am  (AET) Monday 8 July 2024   Canberra: The Social Cyber Institute released a discussion paper calling for Australia to set up militia units based in the community to counter information warfare and provide open-source intelligence.(Crowdsourcing an Australian cyber intelligence and information militia)   The author, Professor Dan Svantesson, called on the … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: AUKUS and Australia’s Future

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La Trobe Ideas and Society event in partnership with La Trobe Asia   16th July 5.00-6.30pm (online) Bookings here   Ideas and Society Program in partnership with La Trobe Asia presents AUKUS and Australia’s Future. The conversation will discuss the agreement of both the US and the UK to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh – New Legislation to Simplify and Harmonise Veteran Compensation

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OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 3 JULY 2024 new legislation to simplify and harmonise veteran compensation The Albanese Government is simplifying and harmonising Australia’s veterans’ rehabilitation and compensation system – with new legislation introduced today. Under the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support … Continued

Public Works reports on proposed ADFA accommodation and five other works

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On 1 July 2024 the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Mr Graham Perrett MP, presented the fifth Public Works Committee Report of 2024 to the House of Representatives. This report considers six proposals referred to the Committee between November 2023 and March 2024 with a combined value of more than two point one billion dollars. One of the projects, to demolish and … Continued

Audit Committee public hearing: Defence Major Projects Report – exploring ‘Military off-the-shelf’ and scope changes

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Today, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing for its inquiry into the 2022-23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR). “The MPR is an important accountability mechanism and the discipline of the MPR over many years has had a positive impact on Defence’s internal management of major … Continued

Weld Australia Strengthens Presence in South Australia with Strategic Leadership Appointment

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 Weld Australia is pleased to announce the establishment of a new local presence in South Australia, reinforcing its commitment to support and advocate for the local welding and manufacturing industries. With the appointment of Ben Mitchell as Executive General Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Weld Australia is poised to strengthen our strategic initiatives and partnerships within the … Continued

Procurement of the $??,000,000,000 Hunter Class Frigates and the future of the Defence Major Projects Reports

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The former Government breached Finance law by failing to undertake any value for money assessments before awarding a (then) $35 billion Defence contract, current value still unknown. The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has tabled its final report today for its Inquiry into the Defence Major Projects Report (MPR) 2020-21 and 2021-22 and … Continued