Apr 7, 2022
Independent Senator for South Australia Rex
Patrick joins host Liam Garman in the studio to assess the
government and opposition’s defence policies ahead of the
upcoming federal election.
The pair begins by discussing recent
developments in the submarine program, where the Senator draws upon
his expertise as a submariner to give strategic advice on building
a domestic submarine capability.
The podcast continues with an analysis into
the government’s recent announcement regarding the
expansion of the ADF, and whether this was already embedded
in defence’s forward staffing estimates.
The pair wraps up the podcast by
discussing Australia’s defence industry, and how
government can do a better job integrating local SMEs into the
defence supply chain.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team