Premium Insights and analysis Budget 2024: Peter Dutton swipes Labor’s public service largesse Economy & Industry The Opposition leader sees the expansion of the APS as a waste when resources could be spent on the nation’s Defence priorities instead.
Labor’s budget shows its manufacturing vision is in bombs, not batteries May 16, 2024 By Anton Nilsson Defence The government wants us to focus on its Future Made in Australia project. But the spending allocated to this manufacturing vision pales before that invested in Defence.
Budget 2024: APS payroll headcount surges to 300,000 May 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Big boost in numbers as APS and non-APS agencies replenished with staff to cement in service delivery improvements and permanent headcount.
Budget 2024: Finance minister mindful of challenges and opportunities Australia’s economic circumstances pose May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Inflation haunts Jim Chalmers’ third budget, but Katy Gallagher is confident responsible measures the government is taking will temper pressures.
‘I made mistakes, I’ve paid a price’: Concessions from Mike Pezzullo five months after APS exit April 23, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal Former mega-department secretary Mike Pezzullo has broken his silence on the limits of “bureaucratic influence”.
Premium Insights and analysis Defence must accept external oversight to show people are truly its greatest asset April 18, 2024 By Melissa Coade Culture The government must heed the message from the once-in-a-generation inquiry examining Defence’s suicide rates.
Marles hoists anchor on massive Defence overhaul April 17, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Defence Top brass have been told real threats require real and proportionate responses … and they are needed fast.
Iran’s reckless acts threaten innocent lives, Albanese warns April 16, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal Australian PM Anthony Albanese has condemned Iran’s strikes against Israel as the “flouting of international law”.
Premium Insights and analysis What national security experts are saying about the evolution of AUKUS April 15, 2024 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks There is a heated debate about how best to secure Australia’s place in the Indo-Pacific — particularly if the deadlines to complete the AUKUS submarines are not met.
War Memorial project on track, despite lingering problems April 13, 2024 By Dan Holmes Culture The ANAO review shows the Australian War Memorial has problems with probity, contracts, and conflicts of interest.
Australia’s potency suffers when diplomacy is exclusively considered soft power, Penny Wong says April 10, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal The foreign minister has spoken of the impact Australia can wield when using “all the tools” of its national power — including diplomacy and military deterrence.
Defence drops 10-page UFO dossier April 8, 2024 By Dan Holmes Defence The dossier includes 17 defence communications about UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) created between July and October 2023.
Everyone is worried about what will happen after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide April 3, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence The royal commission chair said that without change, Defence could not be an employer of choice nor attract the right people.
Outgoing top brass asked to ensure Defence suicide prevention stays a priority March 29, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence General Angus Campbell said the royal commission was a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change in Defence.
Premium Case studies Defence secretary’s collision with accountability March 28, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence Greg Moriarty’s final appearance before the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide included an edifying moment with a grieving mother.
