The myriad problems with Australia’s new fleet of F-35 aircraft mean pilots aren’t getting the flying time they need and the jets themselves are in danger of becoming obsolete.
The creation of the Home Affairs department means that complex and sometimes competing security and law enforcement priorities now have a strategic policy home.
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Similar concerns were raised 40 years ago when the Department of Defence was formed, but the decision to merge several agencies is now held up for its strategic vision.
Australian forces will need to be prepared for natural disaster relief missions.
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Australia faces many security issues driven by climate change, including more international migration and an increase in defence personnel being sent on disaster relief missions, a Senate inquiry has found.
Malcolm Turnbull has put Peter Dutton at the head of the Home Affairs super portfolio.
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The recent creation of the Home Affairs super portfolio has added another four agencies to the national intelligence community. Here’s how they work together.
What will it take to give Australia’s space agency wings? Image from the opening ceremony at IAC2017.
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