2004 Vernon Parker Oration Mark Bosner
RAN Persian Gulf Operations in perspective
Rear Admiral Mark Bonser, AO CSC RAN
Members of the Australian Naval Institute, thank you for the opportunity to...
2010 Vernon Parker Oration – Graham Freudenberg
"Winston Is Back” – Churchill & The Naval Empire
By Graham Freudenberg*
I deeply appreciate the honour of delivering the 2010 Vernon Parker Oration, and the...
2013 Vernon Parker Oration – David Hobbs
By Commander David Hobbs, MBE, RN (RTD)*
It is a privilege to have been asked to give the 2013 Vernon Parker Oration and, as...
2009 Vernon Parker Oration – Michael Pezzullo
Seapower and Australian Defence Strategy
By Michael Pezzullo, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Tonight, I would like to discuss the influence and...
2008 Vernon Parker Oration – Kim Beazley
The Vernon Parker Oration 2008 The Navy & the White Paper
By KIM BEAZLEY*
By now the skeleton and a lot of the sinew...
2012 Vernon Parker Oration. Michael Wesley
It’s an honour to have been invited to deliver the 2012 Vernon Parker Oration.
Vernon Parker deserves to be remembered in this way. He...
Administration rhetoric vs Navy strategy
By Philip Chr. Ulrich*
The challenge facing the United States is building a 21st century navy, operating in 19th century-styled great power competition, and upholding...
Marine strategy in age of global competition
By Harry Halem*
Introduction – Maritime and Grand Strategy
During the third presidential debate of the 2012 election season, then-President Obama famously characterized the foreign policy...
Promoting 21st century naval norms of cooperation
By Commodore Olutunde Oladimeji, NN (ret.)*
Anytime we see photos of international naval exercises, involving many warships, large and small, what comes to mind is...
Warramunga Mid-East mission ends after big drug hauls
HMAS Warramunga is returning to Australia after a highly successful Royal Australian Navy (RAN) deployment to the Middle East Region. The Minister for Defence,...