Huge cost of nuclear submarines to burden Australia
Australian government debt has risen faster than any other major country over the last two decades. Federal government debt has grown by 221 per cent since 2000 to over 44% …
Taipans joins the list of failed ADF procurements
Cancelling the MRH-90 helicopter project was the right call but it should have never been selected.
No to nuclear-powered submarines
Australia should buy advanced diesel-electric submarines that can operate submerged for weeks instead of spending $100 billion on nuclear submarines.
Nuclear-powered subs high risk and provocative
The new pact between the US, UK, and Australia to share nuclear-powered submarine technology is certainly momentous but also high risk and provocative at so many levels.
Off-the-shelf subs would save $70 billion
Advanced off-the-shelf diesel-electric submarines can operate fully submerged for weeks – there is no need for an expensive bespoke Australian submarine.
The futile 20-year war on terror
The 20-year mission in Afghanistan was a failure, the war on terror unwinnable, and the Middle East remains volatile at great cost to its people.
Is Australia up for a fuel cell submarine?
According to the ABC the off-the-shelf TKMS Type 214 submarine is being considered as an “interim solution” while we wait for the bespoke Attack Class submarine. That would be welcome – a rare case of common-sense breaking out! Like the Scorpène we have …
Our self-reliant self-defence plan released
Our defence plan is affordable, coherent, and practical. It would shift the ADF focus from fighting wars far from our shores to countering the actual threats Australia now faces. Australia …
A strong and independent defence force that costs $100 billion less than the government’s plan – and does not include nuclear submarines.