Is Australia's national security up to scratch?

Dear ,

In April this year the Federal Government released the inaugural National Defence Strategy which "articulates the Government’s adoption of a Strategy of Denial, which aims at deterring conflict before it begins". To this end it envisages the Defence Force "transitioning to an integrated, focused force designed to address Australia's greatest threats".

Our speaker, Major General (Rtd) Adam Findlay AM, is the complete soldier. He's been deployed on operations to Iraq and Afghanistan, an advisor to government, and has degree qualifications, including a PhD, in Defense Studies and Military History.

We are living in historic times where there are active wars involving first world powers in Europe and the Middle East, with the threat of one in the Far East. At the same time Australia seems to be in worse shape to fight a war than at any time since WWII.

It would take a lot of "deterrence" (see document quoted above) to deter some of the aggressive actors in our region with China just yesterday as good as telling Taiwan it will invade sooner rather than later.

Major General Findlay will dissect the strategy. Is it more paper than tiger, an aspirational document that will never be executed, or is it a viable blueprint? And if it is not a viable blueprint, what should Australians be doing.

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Regards,

GRAHAM YOUNG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR