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No Higher Priority: A blueprint for immediate action on Australia’s defence 2025-2028
The Defence of Australia research series, conducted by The Institute of Public Affairs in partnership with Strategic Analysis Australia, could not come at a more important time for Australia and the debate about our nation's secutity. While Australia's defence establishment flounders with far off, expensive and technologically challenging projects, this series delivers a comprehensive blueprint for the enext federal government to rapidly build an Australian Defence Force that meets our strategic requirements. For too long, debate about the defence of Northern Australia, reforms to Defence procurement, the state of our domestic defence industry, and addressing the ADF's recruitment crisis have been put in the too hard basket. Not anymore.
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Peter Jennings
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Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of television's most prominent journalists.
Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio show at the age of nine. In 1965, ABC News tapped him to anchor its flagship evening news program. His inexperience marred his first short stint in the anchor chair, and Jennings became a foreign correspondent in 1968, honing his reporting skills in the Middle East.
He returned as one of World News Tonight's three anchors in 1978, and was promoted to the role of sole anchor in 1983. Jennings formed part of the "Big Three" news anchors who dominated American evening news in the 1980s and 1990s. Having always been fascinated with the United States, Jennings became a dual citizen of Canada and the United States in 2003. His death, which closely followed the retirements of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, marked the end of the "Big Three" era.
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of television's most prominent journalists.
Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio show at the age of nine. In 1965, ABC News tapped him to anchor its flagship evening news program. His inexperience marred his first short stint in the anchor chair, and Jennings became a foreign correspondent in 1968, honing his reporting skills in the Middle East.
He returned as one of World News Tonight's three anchors in 1978, and was promoted to the role of sole anchor in 1983. Jennings formed part of the "Big Three" news anchors who dominated American evening news in the 1980s and 1990s. Having always been fascinated with the United States, Jennings became a dual citizen of Canada and the United States in 2003. His death, which closely followed the retirements of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, marked the end of the "Big Three" era.
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July 17, 2025
It is becoming clear that our defence forces in Australia have been in decline over the last two decades. For example, we are no longer able to provide a ship in the Gulf when requested by the US, nor track Chinese ships mapping our coastline.
Written by well know defense experts, this book outlines 36 recommendations to address the decline. It describes the situation in some depth, and gives reasons for each of the recommendations.
This book should be mandatory reading by our Defence forces. It is the government's primary role to ensure safety of the Australian population. Its time to step up and meet that challenge.
Written by well know defense experts, this book outlines 36 recommendations to address the decline. It describes the situation in some depth, and gives reasons for each of the recommendations.
This book should be mandatory reading by our Defence forces. It is the government's primary role to ensure safety of the Australian population. Its time to step up and meet that challenge.
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