A new study has attempted to quantify the relative contributions of our environment and lifestyle versus our genetics, in how long we live. The findings suggests lifestyle plays a greater role in determining our longevity.

Only four large Australian-flagged ships exist. The 2023 Strategic Fleet Report recommends 12 new ships as reliance on foreign shipping is risky—an armed Merchant Navy could strengthen supply security while reducing costs and crew demands.

This article contends that influencing others involves validation. Validation is broadly about acknowledging and accepting others’ experiences to strengthen relationships, defuse conflicts, and increase self-compassion. As with most management strategies, this is an applied skill.

Australia may have underestimated the effects of climate change on Indonesian economy and security interests. Severe food insecurity, widespread population displacement, and slow economic growth are ways that Indonesia may experience climate disruptions.

Influence often comes from perception, not capability. Sensational media coverage can amplify strategic anxiety. The cutter is less about practical use and more about shaping perceptions—designed to create uncertainty and reinforce influence without direct confrontation.

Elite athletes can be conflicted when they join the services as they sacrifice professional sporting opportunities. US military is considering allowing elite military academy athletes to pursue professional sports careers as an invaluable recruiting strategy.

This involves partnering with Australia to build Canada’s new Arctic Over The Horizon Radar (A-OTHR); a project intended to provide early warning capabilities and help close radar coverage gaps over the ever-more strategic Arctic region.

Building a new homeland missile shield will require close collaboration between the US Space Force and several other Defence Department agencies. The Golden Dome project aims to track and neutralise traditional and high-end missile threats.

Connection is as essential to our psychological survival as glucose is to our physical body. Social diabetes is the overconsumption of social connectedness through digital platforms, leading to emotional dysregulation and an ever-widening social divide.

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