Australia imports far more creative content than it exports. Stronger support, clearer strategy and a steady push into global markets could lift local creators and strengthen national influence—small steps now could unlock major long-term gains.

The article argues that Australia must build a self-reliant defence industry by 2035, mandating minimum SME participation and cutting red tape to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers and strengthen national security and economic resilience.

The aircraft's record for the longest air-to-air intercept using an AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) radar-guided missile used for both air-to-air and surface-to-air combat demonstrates extended time-of-flight and enhanced lethality for fifth-generation fighters.

AI is increasing used for everyday information and advice. Professionals caution its use for financial advice as AI doesn’t consider your circumstances. It is also not uncommon for AI models to hallucinate, or invent, information.

The UK is developing the first mobile quantum-powered MEG brain scanner to detect blast-related neurological changes in real time, enhancing troop safety, guiding return-to-duty decisions, and advancing research on long-term brain health risks.

The investment will advance collaborative air capabilities and transition the MQ-28A Ghost Bat into a fully-operational warfighting asset, as well as strengthen sovereign defence industry leadership in autonomous air combat systems.

Cost-driven threats keep outpacing expensive countermeasures — meaning success depends on practical training, simple defences, and reusable systems that can absorb rapid shifts in technology and tactics without exhausting finite resources. Drones mirror earlier cost-asymmetric roadside bombs.

China is likely to test its growing military through limited overseas conflicts before attempting any potential Taiwan invasion. These “small wars” could provide vital combat experience, refine amphibious capability, and signal readiness for larger operations.

Trauma disrupts the brain’s survival circuitry, disabling rational control and keeping the body in high alert. Evidence-based therapies can rewire neural pathways, restoring regulation between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex for recovery and resilience.

Over the past decade, online fraud operations across Southeast Asia, characterised by complex political, business and social networks, have generated vast profits from victims around the world. A coordinated international approach is needed to disrupt operations.