Advance Cairns is pleased to join with James Cook University to investigate the implications of the Federal Government’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review for Far North Queensland in an important dialogue with one of the review’s co-authors.
The Defence Strategic Review sets the agenda for ambitious, but necessary reform to Defence’s posture and structure. Hear from review author Professor Peter Dean on Australia’s strategic circumstances necessitating the re-posturing of Defence, particularly an enhanced network of bases, ports and barracks across northern Australia.
Following Professor Dean’s presentation, guests will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A discussion with key industry leader Olav Groot, CEO of Norship, facilitated by Advance Cairns CEO Jacinta Reddan.
Guest Speaker:
Professor Peter J. Dean PhD SFHEA is the Director, Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
Previously Professor Dean was the University of Western Australia’s (UWA) first Chair of Defence Studies and the inaugural director of the UWA Defence and Security Institute. He served as a Pro Vice-Chancellor at UWA, where he received a Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for Outstanding Leadership, and held a number of senior roles at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific and Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.
Most recently Professor Dean was Co-Lead of the 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) Secretariate where he served as senior advisor and principal author for the Independent Leads, His Excellency Professor the Hon. Stephen Smith and Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AC AFC (Retd).
Professor Dean has an extensive background in military and defence studies. He was the founding editor of the Melbourne University Press Defence Studies Series, is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Australian Army Journal, Global War Studies and the Military Studies Journal and a former managing editor of the journal Security Challenges.
An international award-winning author he has authored numerous books, policy papers and articles on the US-Australian alliance, Australian defence policy, military operations and regional security.
