Australia and the Philippines are maritime nations and Strategic Partners.   Today I discussed our ties with Secretary Centino, Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns. We are committed to a region where international law is upheld and disputes are resolved peacefully.

Bookings are now open for the ANI Goldrick Seminar 3 Oct 24 at ADFA. Hear from CN, CJOPS, Dr Ross Babbage, CDRE Jay Tarriela (Philippine Coast Guard on Second Thomas Shoal issues), an AUKUS panel plus many more as we explore the economic value of the sea. trybooking.com/events/landing…

📢 National security updates by our experts 💡 Rory Medcalf wrote about how #Australia is leading the democratic resistance against #China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. tinyurl.com/5kkj45j9 🧓🧕 Aletana Ajulo and Afeeya Akhand আফিয়া আখন্দ wrote about the importance of

Over the last 48 hours, #AusNavy, AFP & AMSA News worked together to rescue the Spirit of Mateship yacht stuck in extreme conditions off the coast of NSW. HMAS Canberra & HMAS Arunta assisted NSW Police vessel Nemesis in returning the passengers to safety. #YourADF

BZ to all involved! Fun fact: Australia’s search & rescue region is 1/10th of the world’s surface. 2nd fun fact: Australia is one of the few countries in the region without a Coastguard. Perhaps it’s time to revisit the idea? My ANU National Security College paper out in Oct looking at options

AIT Director Ray Greene says the US is working with several partners on potential joint production of military supplies for Taiwan, and states: “I’ll not rule out Taiwan being one of those partners in the future.” ft.com/content/de21d7… via @ft

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The Royal Navy's frigate numbers will get worse before they get better. navylookout.com/royal-navy-fri…

Please share: Announcing publication of our National Security and Defence Documents Dataset (1987-2024). A complete international collection of 575 documents from 113 countries, machine-readable and translated doi.org/10.7488/ds/7797

Apologies if you have messaged, emailed or called with no reply. #NZ has been calling. #Holidays

Thoughts are with the families and friends of this Royal Navy sailor. ‘They have no grave but the cruel sea No flowers lay at their head A rusting hulk is their tombstone A'fast on the ocean bed. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old’