The Australian Defence Force has adopted a new digital battle space strategy and modern warfare posture to advance the country’s preparedness for combat and “grey-zone tactics” aimed at undermining and penetrating the nation’s defences. Facing a decade of unprecedented geostrategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, Defence will ramp up its focus on data and digital […]
Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has told military personnel their “core business” will always be the “application of lethal violence” and warned “mission clarity” is vital to their work. Key points: Senior government figures said Mr Hastie’s message closely aligned with the directives new Defence Minister Peter Dutton issued to the ADF’s top brass Liberal […]
Comment: Making the Census Count
Since 1911 the Australian Commonwealth has held a census 18 times, each one a different picture of our growing nation. But the census we completed this week had a unique question. For the first time, it asked Australians: have you served in the Australian Defence Force (ADF)? Our answer to that question will reshape the […]