How We Think

Defence spending is often presented as a zero-sum game. However, for many just entering the workforce, and whose experience with conflict is tenuous is best, this argument is fallacious.

Here's an idea: those working on Russell Hill - Australian Defence Force, Australian Public Service and contractor personnel alike- are not out to waste taxpayer money or time.

Australia is under pressure to react to the era of competition and crisis we face in our region.

Paris, the CITY of LOVE SPORT - and the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are less than nine months away. And Australian athletes are busy preparing. From training plans, nutrition intake, sleep patterns, injury management, every tiny data point is tracked, crunched and scrutinised.

We are in a new age of competition. The advance of digital spaces across physical, political, socio-cultural and economic structures challenges traditional understanding of sovereignty and national interest.

The Defence Strategic Review (DSR) signals a fundamental shift in how Australia will defend itself in the future.