Coalition axes $1.3bn armed drone program and redirects funds to cybersecurity Senate estimates hears SkyGuardian cancelled to support Redspice program, and Port of Darwin review still a ‘live process’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022
Cancelled French submarine program could cost taxpayers more than $5 billion Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to begin ABC News · Apr 1, 2022
Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key 'offensive' cyber player In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for cyber security over ten years. The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022
The budget gives an insight on how Ukraine war and global uncertainty might affect Australia. This is what we learnt If the last two budgets were delivered under the spectre of COVID, this year’s budget has a different bogeyman: the outbreak of war in Europe and growing unrest in the Asia-Pacific region. ABC News · Mar 29, 2022
Redspice: budget ushers in Australia’s ‘biggest ever’ cybersecurity spend Pledge of $10bn will see electronic spy agency double and ramp up ability to launch offensive cyber operations The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022
At this gravest of times the Coalition has served up an election budget designed simply to keep itself in power If we move from Josh Frydenberg’s rhetoric to content, we discover this isn’t a serious plan for the future. This is a plan for the next few months The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022