Air & Space Power

ADF expands low-carbon fuel use to strengthen Australia’s Defence resilience

The initiative should help boost energy security, reduce reliance on crude oil, support domestic production, and enhance operational resilience through renewable, drop-in fuel alternatives. Can be produced from canola, sugar cane, waste oils and, forestry residues.
3 minutes
Military Management

How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down

Local processing, national control, traceable reasoning and conspicuous degradation are proposed as certification requirements. Together, they would preserve operational judgement, accountability and coalition interoperability when jamming, strikes, sabotage or cable failures isolate commanders.
2 minutes
Wellbeing

Can you eat too much tinned tuna?

Smaller species generally contain less methylmercury than larger predatory fish, making regular consumption unlikely to exceed Australian safety limits. However, children and pregnant women have lower thresholds, reinforcing the value of dietary variety.
2 minutes
Strategic Influence

New installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up

Satellite images show new structures on Yagong Island near Antelope Reef, raising speculation China is expanding a major South China Sea military base, potentially with radar facilities. Beijing, however, says the development supports civilian purposes.
4 minutes
Air & Space Power

China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done

The Chang’e-7 mission will explore the Moon’s south polar craters using a novel hopping robot to locate and assess accessible water ice. Aims to advance efforts to use lunar resources for sustained exploration and future lunar settlements.
5 minutes
New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopter Townsville
Strategic Influence

New Zealand is determined not to keep China’s espionage a secret

NZ is becoming more willing to publicly identify foreign interference and espionage — raising awareness of risks to sensitive information, technology, research and democratic institutions. Its geography increases strategic attractiveness as does civilian technology with military applications.
6 minutes
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Military Management

How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down

Local processing, national control, traceable reasoning and conspicuous degradation are proposed as certification requirements. Together, they would preserve operational judgement, accountability and coalition interoperability when jamming, strikes, sabotage or cable failures isolate commanders.
2 minutes
Pacific Police Support Group, board a Hercules
Strategic Influence

Security, climate change and drugs on agenda at Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting

The Forum brings competing interests into one room — climate change, security and outside influence will test the region’s ability to maintain unity. China’s recent missile test has created diplomatic tensions- Kiribati and Nauru opposed condemning China directly.
8 minutes
Wellbeing

Can you eat too much tinned tuna?

Smaller species generally contain less methylmercury than larger predatory fish, making regular consumption unlikely to exceed Australian safety limits. However, children and pregnant women have lower thresholds, reinforcing the value of dietary variety.
2 minutes
Strategic Influence

New installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up

Satellite images show new structures on Yagong Island near Antelope Reef, raising speculation China is expanding a major South China Sea military base, potentially with radar facilities. Beijing, however, says the development supports civilian purposes.
4 minutes
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