This SBS News article mentions Pat Conroy MP's speech on the federal government's defence strategy at #JoiningFORCES yesterday, as well as our recently released 'Cost of Defence' budget brief for 2024-2025.

📚 Explore the report 👉 bit.ly/3VnmVIz
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Considering limited ADF recruitment opportunities for trusted allies & partners is positive.

This ASPI report noted “benefits to opening up pathways for Pacific islanders to serve in the ADF” subject to due diligence, risk assessments & evaluation.

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Had the opportunity to visit ASPI #JoiningForces conference in Canberra to discuss why Australia and the Indo Pacific region matter for countries in the Euro Atlantic area. (1/2)

On the move to allow some foreign nationals to join the Australian Defence Force, Justin Bassi told 9News Australia: 'It should be a list of countries that are acceptable, rather than a prohibition list'.

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And we're off! Bec Shrimpton opens day 2 of ASPI's #JoiningFORCES , alongside CSBA's
Non-Resident Senior Fellow Ross Babbage & U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Sklenka. Today everyone will participate in a scenario exercise to test 🇦🇺's readiness.

On the key risks in the Indo-Pacific, Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, tells day two of ASPI’s #JoiningFORCES conference: “The only existential threat to the West, in my view, is the PRC. I believe the CCP is trying to incrementally normalise

Speaking at ASPI's #JoiningFORCES conference, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Commander LTGEN Stephen Sklenka stresses that 🇨🇳 is the key existential threat in the Indo-Pacific. Grey zone tactics such as in the Taiwan Straits & South China Sea is how 🇨🇳 normalises problematic behaviour.

'The world is facing a potential confluence of calamities,' Nick Warner tells the #JoiningFORCES audience, highlighting the shift from a post-WW2 bipolar nuclear world to a 🇺🇸 - 🇷🇺 - 🇨🇳 tripolar era.

Watch more of his address here ⬇️

Ahead of the US election in November, Malcolm Turnbull tells the #JoiningFORCES conference that the biggest threat to the 🇺🇸 and 🇦🇺 democracy is from within.

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Addressing the #JoiningFORCES conference dinner, Stephen Smith discussed the upcoming UK election and offered his thoughts on whether a change of government would result in any policy changes.

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‘The world is facing a confluence of calamities’, says former DG of 🇦🇺’s ONI Nick Warner to ASPI Council Chair Gai Brodtmann & former PM Malcolm Turnbull at the #JoiningFORCES dinner. This is shaping up to be a humdinger!

Thanks Pat Conroy MP for opening ASPI’s defence conference JoiningFORCES.

I agree govt must speak “directly with the 🇦🇺 people about…the nation’s defence industry” while “joining forces with industry…to get the capabilities we need” - which may require “picking winners”.

Speaking on the 'Progressing AUKUS Pillar One' panel at #JoiningFORCES , Babcock International's Sir Nick Hine discussed the need for 🇦🇺, 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧 to lean in further on AUKUS.

'We’re trying to build the most complex things that we do on this planet...we're trying to do that across three

This morning I addressed the 2024 ASPI Defence Conference where I spoke about Labor’s record spending on defence and our plans to fast track capability acquisition.

You can read the full speech 👇

minister.defence.gov.au/speeches/2024-…

Diving deep into AUKUS Pillar 1 at ASPI's #JoiningFORCES , w/ Andrew Davies hosting Australian Submarine Agency Dep DG David Hallinan, Policy Exchange's Sophia Gaston, HII's Eric Chewning & Babcock International's Sir Nick Hine. >100 yrs experience in nuclear sub life cycle in 1 panel. 🧵 1/3

Great to hear from AndrewJDavies at #JoiningFORCES outlining the key points from his recent ASPI publication 'Nobody wins unless everybody wins'.

📚 The book explores the troubled history of the Collins-class submarines and how the situation was remediated.

Read it now 👉

'When SpaceX blew up the first time, and everyone cheered, no-one could imagine that happening in Russell!' 💥

United States Studies Centre's Dr. Michael Green tells ASPI's #JoiningFORCES conference how he sees risk-aversion as a major barrier to defence innovation.

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Speaking on the 'Aligning Industry with Defence Strategy' session at #JoiningFORCES , SYPAQ's Amanda Holt explores how industry can better align with government priorities.

'The trick is how do we connect the particular technology so that it's optimised for a particular

In the 'Assessing the National Defence Strategy' panel session, Defence Australia's MAJGEN Anthony Rawlins stresses the importance of moving from a joint to integrated force.

'We have to build a defence force that is fitted with, and not for.'

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