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Peter Jennings is director of Strategic Analysis Australia and was executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute from 2012 to 2022. He is a former deputy secretary for strategy in the Defence Department (2009-12).

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Handout photo of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese ahead of their meeting in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine on July 3, 2022. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM.

NATO summit will expose PM’s pitiful Ukraine support

At a pivotal moment in global security, Defence is protecting its budget priorities and the government is hiding behind that old canard: ‘military advice’.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Angus Campbell speak to the media duing a press conference after the release of the Defence Strategic Review at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, April 24, 2023. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Albanese must get serious about tackling Defence reform

Defence will remain ‘not fit for purpose’ for the life of this government unless the PM chooses to set new directions.

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This handout image taken on August 9, 2022 and released by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on August 10 shows a PLA fighter jet taking part in a military drill in an undisclosed location. (Photo by Handout / EASTERN THEATER COMMAND OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Let’s not forget Taiwan as we kowtow to China on trade

We run the risk of being called on to defend one of the few successful liberal democracies in the Indo-Pacific without a substantive military or intelligence relationship.

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(L to R) US President Joe Biden, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo as they hold a

Alarm bells over vacuousness of the Quad joint statement

The best that can be said of the statements, declarations, compacts and media transcripts from Anthony Albanese’s meetings in Hiroshima is that they make a thin gruel.

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US President Joe Biden attends the Quad leadersâ Summit in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / POOL / AFP)

No pay, no stay: the other reason Biden is skipping the Quad

The Albanese government’s mocked-up version of a public Defence Strategic Review and botched redesign of the Army will have been noted in Washington.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Patrick Conroy at RAAF Base Townsville where they inspected a CH-47 Chinook.

Frankenstein-style defence review fails on credibility

The Defence Strategic Review is a patched-together policy document, delivering no new money, a gaping wound in the Australian army, bucketloads of extra reviews and the delivery of vital equipment pushed years into the future.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, and the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell hold a press conference after releasing the Defense Strategic Review at Parliament House Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Without money and clarity it’s business as usual

A strategic plan for how the ADF will fight needs to shape equipment decisions. Without such a plan the army risks having a jumble of penny-packet capabilities with no clear focus.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator for South Australia and Leader of the Government in the Senate, Penny Wong addresses the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Keep calm and carry on won’t stop Beijing’s ambition

This is not a time to hope the status quo will somehow survive. Australia is not a neutral observer here: we have a dog in the fight and need the region to join more actively in resisting Beijing.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) waves as he welcomes Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) prior to a working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on July 1, 2022. Picture: Supplied by the PMO

NATO will give PM a shot to out Macron

Australia’s fundamental interest is to build tighter defence partnerships with like-minded democracies. Not attending NATO means we risk fighting alone.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 15, 2023: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee in Parliament House in Canberra. Defence Portfolio, Greg Moriarty Secretary of the Department of Defence of Australia, Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell appeared before the committee.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

In burying AUKUS review, Defence already fails

Surely a review commissioned by a previous government can be handed to a new government?

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