Growing defence capability with families in mind
By Claire Harris and originally published in the Australian Industry and Defence Network Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 2 2022. Thank you to Amanda McCue for reviewing the article. The Australian Government is investing $270 billion in Australia’s defence capability over the next ten years. Defence...
Defence families in focus at Australian Institute of Family Studies 2022 Conference
By Claire Harris The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) 2022 Conference imagines "a future where putting families at the centre drives the work of researchers, policy makers, and service providers." Defence families are one of the groups discussed at this conference. This is welcome...
Defence industry’s growing focus on diversity
Defence industry event focused on diversity Claire attended AIDN-ACT Women in Defence Industry: Leading with Cognitive Diversity event, at the end of November in Canberra. It was a packed out event (clearly I’m not alone in having missed networking). And it was informative; through the panel...