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The AEC continuing its wonderful work of engaging with and countering disinformation.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Another one for the reading list from the superb team at United States Studies Centre Very intrigued by the line taken here though…

Albanese calling Prabowo “a personal friend” - interesting remarks given the Indonesian President’s “colourful” background

NEW RESEARCH: Australians’ trust in the United States has fallen significantly since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a preview of the 2025 The Lowy Institute Poll has revealed. poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/pr…

“whatever his own views, one thing seems increasingly clear: conventional China hawks, whether primacists or prioritisers, are losing ground in the battle for influence” economist.com/china/2025/04/…

The latest episode of the #MaritimeMatters podcast is out. Jennifer Parker and I discuss maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific, including the Manawanui Inquiry, 🇬🇧 carrier deployment, UUV developments & AUKUS 🚢🎙️ youtube.com/watch?v=6i4EfO… soundcloud.com/maritimematter…

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🎙️#maritimematters has hit 1,000 YouTube subscribers! Richard Dunley 28 episodes and counting on Indo-Pacific maritime affairs—thanks for tuning in. More to come! 🥂 Watch the latest ep here youtu.be/6i4EfO2lA5Y?si… or listen wherever you get you podcasts. UNSW Canberra ANU National Security College

Dutton seeking to rehabilitate Pezzullo should surprise no one at all, but his willingness to say so prior to the election seems frankly baffling. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Much as I would like to agree with this statement, I feel that the evidence from the campaign, and even well before it, is that neither side of politics wants to grapple with the realities of a Trumpian world

Facts gone missing - sounds about right for defence and foreign policy issues in this election! Good read from Susannah Patton lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

And the prize for the worst tweet of the day goes to….

I'll be live on Sky News Australia with Peter Stefanovic at 0840 AEDT today discussing the defence budget 👇 Dutton’s $21b boost for defence | Link to Andrew Tillett 's piece on it here🔗 afr.com/politics/feder…

Whilst increasing the defence budget is undeniably necessary, it is really hard to take these kind of statements seriously, when they refuse to engage with literally the key issue. afr.com/politics/feder…

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An interesting piece, but as so often there is a tendency to group together vastly different technologies under a single banner. We need to be clear in distinctions between AI & RAS. Also using AI in analysing MDA data is very different to integrating it in C2.