Oct 7, 2021
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Commodore
(Ret’d) Vince Di Pietro joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss
Australia’s national resilience, examining key findings from the
report, Australia – A
complacent nation: Our reactions are too little, too late, too
short-sighted, published by the Institute for Integrated
Economic Resilience’s National Resilience Project.
The podcast begins by analysing Australia’s military and emergency
first response capabilities to natural disasters, and how Di Pietro
used multidimensional insights from recent natural disasters to
compile his working group’s component of the report. To view the
report, click here.
The pair then analyse the evolution of the term national resilience
which has become widely used among Australia’s key decision makers,
and the uptick in ADF domestic response operations.
The podcast wraps up by analysing policy responses to this changing
field, and outlines how local communities must be empowered to
engage with emergency procedures.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team