Specialty Group: Governmental Relations

Lobbying is an important function that enables industry to engage in the development of government policy by sharing direct experience and expertise with decision-makers. It is often a key part of a stakeholder engagemen ...

The Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Act 2024 (Cth) (SAMS Act) commenced on 6 May 2024 and is aimed at ensuring Australia’s military secrets are not passed on to foreign militaries Overv ...

On 29 February 2024, the Australian Government released its Defence Industry Development Strategy (Strategy). Introduction The Strategy identifies areas of reform needed to ‘deliver a more capable, innovative, resili ...

As the AUKUS alliance gains momentum, Australia continues to take steps to facilitate acquiring nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines. Introduction On 14 March 2023, Australia, the United States and the Unit ...