Toward Programme
Australia’s defence industry needs a government investment fund
Why it matters
The article addresses a persistent structural weakness in Australia's defence posture: lack of industrial depth for sustained operations. A Sovereign Development Fund would institutionalise long-term capital investment in domestic manufacturing and component redundancy, directly supporting the DSR's 2023 mandate and reducing strategic vulnerability to supply-chain disruption or extended kinetic scenarios.
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