Two Army ARH Tiger helicopter from 1st Aviation Regiment land and refuel from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules
Air & Space Power

US Air Force eyes improved comms with bombers after Midnight Hammer

Operation Midnight Hammer showed airpower advantage relies not only on stealth and precision, but also on resilient C3 enabling penetrating strikes. As the B-21 Raider enters service, integrated data-sharing is critical to delivering bomber-led airpower.
3 minutes
Strategic Influence

Foreign investment screening could have saved chipmaker Nexperia: What are the lessons for Australia?

The Nexperia case shows how early investment approvals can lock in risk. Strong screening, clear conditions, and active oversight are vital to protect sovereignty, supply chains, and policy freedom before leverage is created.
5 minutes
Technology & Innovation

The Triage Trap: When AI Speed Replaces Command Judgment

AI can quietly shrink command choice by filtering options before leaders decide—speed replaces judgment. Without guardrails, authority erodes as systems pre-shape decisions, leaving humans to approve outcomes they never truly examined.
12 minutes
AI equipment used to detect life rafts, life boats and safety equipment during a C-27J Spartan artificial intelligence search and rescue training mission conducted off the coast of Stradbroke Island, Brisbane.
Technology & Innovation

War Department Launches AI Acceleration Strategy to Secure American Military AI Dominance

The Department of War’s AI Acceleration Strategy integrates frontier AI across warfighting, intelligence, and enterprise operations via seven pace-setting projects, aiming to achieve AI-first capabilities and battlefield decision superiority at wartime speed.
10 minutes
Zebras Africa
Strategic Influence

Why Australia should look west … to East Africa

The growing role in trade, data, and resources makes it central to Australia’s long-term interests. Working with trusted partners can strengthen resilience, diversify supply chains, and embed Australia more deeply in the wider Indian Ocean.
7 minutes
Wellbeing

Growing up near busy roads linked to higher risk of depression and anxiety

Long-term exposure to traffic noise during childhood and adolescence is linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety later, suggesting everyday environments can quietly shape mental health risk, especially through sleep disruption and chronic stress.
5 minutes
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