Hybrid threats, enabled by digital technologies and fuelled by geostrategic competition, are reshaping international security and global norms. Most often, states (commonly working through non-state proxies) are exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities and engaging in...
A larger, enhanced Australian Defence Force reserve component is vital to Australia’s security. However, it has been largely overlooked in discussions around achieving greater self-reliance and meaningful capability in short order. Around one third of the total...
Australia needs to develop a new veteran affairs strategy. Failure to do so will worsen the Australian Defence Force’s recruiting crisis, increase separations from service, and grow cynicism from families and taxpayers about how government and Defence treats its...
This article was written by Tom McDermott . " In January, I crossed the milestone of 24 years of service in two militaries—the British and Australian armies. It is fair to say that I am a professional soldier. Soldiering has consumed the whole of my adult life....
The Labor, the Liberal / National Coalition and the Greens parties have responded to a series of key questions posed by the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) to support the veterans and Defence community. Early in the election campaign, RSL...
On 21 March we wrote to all the Political Party Leaders and Independents asking for answers to our 22 Questions before going public with our ADSO Policies on 4th April . Having not received any response to our request, we issued a media statement on the 8th April –...
On the 21st March 2025 ADSO wrote to the Government and Opposition, all political party leaders and key independent MP’s/Senators seeking a ‘yes or no’ answer on what action they will take in the new Parliament on 22 issues of vital concern to veterans and their...
On the 21st March ADSO sent request letters to The Federal Parliament's Political Party Leaders and Independents for answers to questions related to military veterans' and families so that their answers could be advised to all before the election. Those questions can...
Lead veteran’s organisation the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO) has written to the Government and Opposition , and to all political parties and key independent MP’s seeking a ‘yes or no’ answer on what action they will take in Government on 22 issues...
The Election’s major issues are publicly expressed as both the weakening Australian economy (costs of living increases highlighted by rising energy cost, decreasing standards of living, to name a few) and concerns with Australia’s defence and security capability ....