Report by Paul Dibb to the Department of Defence on the Strategic Priorities for Australian Defence Industry

Not much progress has been made in the last decade in developing strategic priorities for Australian defence Industry. Given the likelihood for continuing strict financial guidance for Defence, the need for clearer strategic priorities to guide future industry investment is imperative. There is a need now to translate longer-term defence planning into more precise industry objectives to produce authoritative guidance on defence requirements and on measures to encourage participation by Australian industry, consistent with Government's policy of self-reliance for defence.