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Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Demonstrating sovereignty, not declaring it, is what matters. Demonstrate it in northern Australia

Dr John Coyne 16 July 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Managing the dark side of the critical minerals rush

Dr John Coyne, Raelene Lockhorst 2 July 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Defying China, Jim Chalmers enforces our critical-minerals red line

Dr John Coyne, Justin Bassi 1 July 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Mount Isa’s closure is a strategic own goal for Australia

Dr John Coyne 26 June 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Australia’s fuel insecurity is not hypothetical

Raelene Lockhorst 25 June 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Defence can’t ignore the economy, especially in northern Australia

Raelene Lockhorst 23 June 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Another piece of critical infrastructure in foreign hands? Not without conditions

Raelene Lockhorst 18 June 2025
Seaman Boatswains Mate Stacey Conway signals to USNS John Lewis during a Replenishment at Sea with the fleet replenishment oiler ship.Defence Images 2025, LSIS David Cox
Report, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

North of 26 degrees south and the security of Australia: views from The Strategist, Volume 11

Dr John Coyne, Susan Thomson 18 June 2025
Strategist Article, National Security Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

Shared custodianship: Indigenous voices in critical infrastructure

Raelene Lockhorst 6 June 2025
Report, Defence Strategy Program, Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre

The cost of Defence: ASPI Defence Budget Brief 2025-2026

Marc Ablong PSM 29 May 2025