Dibb, PaulBrabin-Smith, RichardCarr, Andrew2021-03-302021-03-302208-7303http://hdl.handle.net/1885/228749The 2020 Defence Strategic Update and accompanying Force Structure Plan, and the Defence Science and Technology Strategy 2030 are, when taken together, among the more important defence policy documents that the Government has released in recent years. The timing amplifies their significance. They arrive at a time when Australia is experiencing a momentous crisis that challenges every aspect of our national life and will have consequences for decades to come.18 pagesapplication/pdfen-AU© 2020 ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centrehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2020-11Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)