Defending Australia: Live updates and full video replay from major defence forum in Canberra

What does Australia need to build a world-class fleet of nuclear submarines? How should we handle the China relationship? Watch a replay of the Defending Australia forum.

Australia’s national security challenges and the $368bn nuclear-powered submarine project’s future were discussed at a high-powered event in Canberra hosted by News Corp Australia on Monday night.

Political and military leaders, industry experts and eminent academics discussed the challenge of rapidly growing a skilled workforce to build the world’s most complex machines in Adelaide. The panels were joined by young workers already working in the defence industry at campaign partners BAE Systems Australia, ANU, Babcock, KBR, Defence SA, and ASC.

Watch the full video replay of the event on this story, and recap the key moments in our live blog below. 

• Main wrap: Defence, deterrence and managing the rise of China
• Paul Starick analysis: Risk and reward in positioning SA as 'the defence state'
• Dive deeper: More stories from our Defending Australia series

Key speakers at the Defending Australia forum included Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, UK former Second Sea Lord Sir Nick Hine, and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.

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