China used research mission to test route through Northwest Passage
China's official government news agency says Beijing used a scientific icebreaker voyage through Canada's Northwest Passage to test the viability of sailing Chinese cargo...
Minister sets Defence innovation investment priorities
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, announced (Sep 2017) the Government’s investment priorities for the Defence Innovation Hub for the coming year.
Minister Pyne...
Bad trends in naval maintenance and training: GAO
A STUDY by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the U.S. Navy has found declining ship conditions and worsening trends in readiness as a result of shortened training periods, increased deployment lengths, and reduced or deferred maintenance for meeting high-operational demands. The Royal Marines Corps. What is it good for?
This quite long article from the UK blog – Thin Pinstriped Line – has some very interesting perspectives on the workings of the UK bureaucracy in relation to the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Corps. First naval story goes on podcast site
Angus Horden, the son of the late John Hordern who served on HMAS Shropshire at Corregidor and Leyte Gulf, writes:
I have recently been involved...
Evocative new monument in WA
This is the work of WA sculptors Charles Smith and Joan Walsh-Smith. It will be the focal point of a stunning $2 million national...
Thinking about Australia’s relations with China
By Dr Ronald Huisken*
As China continues to surge towards the peak of the international system, Australia’s policy strategy requires consistency and strength to match...
How Now? Kowtow? Australian foreign policy and China
Book review is here.
Interview with Allan Gyngell*
There’s no doubt that the way Australia engages with China is the most important issue in Australian foreign relations;...
N Korea won’t denuclearise and miscalculation possible: ex-admiral
ONE of the United States' most senior retired military officers has warned during a visit to Australia that North Korea will not wind back...
Australia’s back seat in future frigate project
This should be a chance to foster genuine intellectual innovation and some new industrial-design capacity. Instead, it's another opportunity squandered.
* Nicholas Stuart