Challenges and opportunities for Indonesian–Australian maritime cooperation
Indonesia and Australia share one of the longest maritime boundaries in the world. Desi Albert Mamahit looks at the history and the challenges and opportunities this presents.
What exactly is the Collins life of type extension?
By Marcus Hellyer*
My recent study, Thinking through submarine transition, examines the long journey from Australia’s current submarine capability consisting of six Collins-class submarines to...
China’s string of pearls should concern India
By Lindsay Hughes, Research Analyst, Indian Ocean Research Program
The so-called “String of Pearls” construct has been dismissed as a threat to India by Indian...
India’s n-sub should raise red flags for Pakistan
By Ejaz Haider*
In a series of tweets on November 5, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, celebrated the maiden completion of a ‘deterrence patrol’ by...
Our new submarines: undecided and underwater
By Nicholas Stuart
The Submarine Institute of Australia doesn't sound like a particularly subversive organisation. Nor is it – usually. But (and perhaps unfortunately for...
100 years on: a tribute to all who served
The approximately 270,000 poppies on the forecourt at Parliament House have been handmade by men, women and children across Australia and overseas, as a...
Trucking in steel for the Navy’s new ships
By Brendan Nicholson*
Steel for the Royal Australian Navy’s first offshore patrol vessel is being cut in Western Australia and trucked to Adelaide where construction...
Labor’s ambitions in the Pacific
The Pacific watchers amongst us tally up how many times the term “Pacific islands” is mentioned and then whether the speaker ticks boxes on climate change, security, labour mobility, infrastructure, partnership, soft power, gender equality, and dealing with the rise of China.
We’ve had a bingo bonanza this week, with first Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at the Lowy Institute then Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the APEC Study Centre proving they have listened, consulted, considered, and developed sound policies that should resonate with our Pacific island neighbours.
Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia
By David Brewster*
China’s fishing fleet has been at the forefront of disputes in the South China Sea, and the expansion of China's fleet into...
Industry, engineering, collaboration feature at submarine conference
With around 300 delegates attending to see numerous high-level presentations, the 9th Biennial Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Conference 2018 has been a success....