Crikey: The 2009 Defence white paper dismissed climate change as an issue for future generations, judging that the strategic consequences wouldn`t be felt before 2030. That`s no longer the case.
A new Australian Strategic Policy Institute report I`ve co-authored with Anthony Press (CEO of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre) and Eliza Garnsey (former ASPI analyst) - Heavy Weather: Climate and the Australian Defence Force -- argues the downstream implications...