Tensions with China are rising – and now, a defence expert has issued a chilling warning about just how exposed Australia really is.
A senior defence consultant has criticised the Australian government’s approach to national security on the back of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR).
With military analysts and commentators predicting conflict in the next four to eight years, he claims precious time has been wasted by a government incapable of acting decisively, mired in bureaucracy and unable to build the self-reliant capabilities Australia needs to defend ourselves.
And not only are we underprepared for any future conflict, but our reliance on other countries leaves us hopelessly unprotected.
Brent Clark, CEO of the Australian Industry and Defence Network (AIDN), has three decades of combined experience in the Royal Australian Navy and civilian companies manufacturing…