By employing operational art as a bridge between tactical actions and overarching strategic objectives, military planners aim to coordinate and direct a series of operations towards an overarching campaign end-state.

Getting the best results from the ADF’s increasing use of private contractors calls for a deft ability to straddle the intrinsic cultural differences between military protocol and commercial practices.

Virtual Reality offers unlimited potential for military training and application, but there are profound ethical, moral, psychological and legal challenges to overcome before it can be put to widespread use.

Authoritarian states have weaponised the vulnerabilities of technology and unchecked power of social media to exploit the very tenet of democracy that they despise – free expression – to undermine democracy itself.

While AUKUS and the nuclear submarine agreement have amplified Australia’s role in the Indo Pacific, Europe is also asserting a greater interest in the region that could well determine a new international order.

At the heart of the chaplain’s ‘spiritual’ role is assisting members to find congruence in their sense of self and the intersecting storylines of their lives, including their military story. 

The ADF’s future capability necessarily involves a growing specialised workforce. 

Issues may arise when establishing a viable chain of accountability in the event an accidental or intentional war crime is committed by a fully Autonomous Weapon System.