This article looks at Defence spending as a percentage of GDP, long term meeting of targets, purchase of US weapons, and support for US-led combat coalitions. Australia, Britain, and the Netherlands lead, Germany and Japan underperform.

Urgent requests are increasing within modern workplaces. The attention and response required exhausts and stresses us, and lowers priority to address the important. Eisenhower Matrix is a strategy to wrest back time from the urgent.

Cultural biases—beliefs in purity, ancient wisdom, and natural remedies, shape how we judge health claims, often bypassing critical thinking whilst a fear of modernity drives distrust in pharmaceuticals. Scammers use nostalgia to promote products.

The US Air Force’s new single-engine turboprop will support special operations with precision strikes and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. It follows the naming tradition of A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-35 Lightning II, honouring past aircraft.

The rising costs of living has necessitated closer scrutiny of personal budgets. Latest advice is to consider a balanced money formula where money is allocated on needs, wants and savings and separated into accounts.

The military relies on high-performance computing systems with advanced chips for various critical applications, including nuclear deterrence modelling, rapid intelligence analysis, hypersonic weapons research, and biodefense. Restricting exports is a prudent national-security safeguard.

While searching for his uncle’s remains in Papua New Guinea, billionaire Andrew Forrest uncovered the final resting place of two Australian World War II Beaufort Bomber crews. A memorial has now been erected in Gasmata.

The facility offers realistic combat marksmanship training with simulation technology, enhancing soldier preparedness and reducing live ammunition needs. The system includes two 15-lane ranges, a close quarter battle zone, and tailored training options.

The author argues that choosing the Mogami design over the German Meko A-200 would strengthen interoperability between Australia and Japan. The acquisition would also deepen industrial cooperation and capability thus enhancing regional security and leveraging Japan's maritime expertise.

Youth democratic engagement and civics education is at its lowest; which may cause difficulties for this cohort to understand Defence’s mission and the role with Government. Our personnel may need intervention to bridge the gaps.