By Shane Mann*
Navy’s Maritime Trade Operations capability has been provided a remarkable ‘fact-finding’ opportunity to augment planning processes that will protect Australian seaborne trade and the nation’s economic prosperity. Commander Fiona Ewington RANR, was recently selected as one of 109 Australians heralded as the 2017 Churchill Fellows, and will travel overseas to examine how Australia’s allied partners go about their business protecting trade interests and upholding the safety of seaborne trade.
