Major General Michael G. Smith

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  • Tonight I thought it might be useful to briefly unpack Macarthur’s famous quote: “in war there is no substitute for victory”. But given current deteriorating political circumstances, it is even more important to consider the contemporary relevance of Macarthur’s statement – and particularly useful for we Australians to assess its for our future national security.

  • Australia urgently requires a National Security Strategy. Our nation has not had one since 1913 when the ALP was last in office. It is disappointing that the current Labor Government has not made this a priority, while, at the same time, accelerating the developement of a Defence Strategic Review that has as its prime objective…