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Bookings close very soon for @AusNavInst Vernon-Parker Oration and dinner on 19 May. Join us and hear from @CN_Australia (and our next CDF) VADM Mark Hammond. Register while there are still some places available. See you there!

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Bookings are open for this year's ANI Vernon Parker Oration and dinner. Our speaker this year is CN, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond. Promises to be a great night where we will also announce this year's McNeil Prize for defence industry. More info at the link
https://t.co/ZxvH38coUz

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A reminder of the @AusNavInst webinar coming up this Wednesday!! Register now

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What does the 2026 National Defence Strategy mean for Australia at sea?

Join the Australian Naval Institute for a panel unpacking its maritime elements.

6 May 2026 | 12:30pm AEST

Register: https://t.co/dK4bt7M9yY

[Naval Institute @AusNavInst]

What does the 2026 National Defence Strategy mean for Australia at sea?

Join the Australian Naval Institute for a panel unpacking its maritime elements.

6 May 2026 | 12:30pm AEST

Register: https://t.co/dK4bt7M9yY

[Naval Institute @AusNavInst]

Congratulations to @AusNavInst Patron, VADM Mark Hammond, on his selection as our next CDF, RADM Matt Buckley as the next CN and LTGEN Susan Coyle as CA. A great leadership team to take the ADF forward in increasingly uncertain times. BZ to all!

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A great Saltwater Strategist podcast has just dropped - Duncan talks with WO Cheryl Collins who has had a fantastic career both at sea and ashore. She is currently Warrant Officer Joint Operations Command and provides some great insights. https://t.co/gDIxTwmfX2

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Worth taking a look at what the Brits are thinking

[Defence Futures and Force Design @Defence_Futures]

Hot off the press❗️

The new edition of Future Operating Environments 2040 is now published.

🔗 https://t.co/jy6shgcN1R

Here’s what you need to know 🧵

[Jennifer Parker @JAParker29]

A big @Australian_Navy day!

Impressive sight in Sydney harbour today. You can find the timings of event for the 125th Fleet birthday fleet review here
🔗https://t.co/Jn4PzGkfK6

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The Army moves into Maritime Warfare Training!

[Australian Army @AustralianArmy]

Who says #AusArmy can’t do it all? 🤩

In an ADF first, #AusArmy CAPT Pascal‑Walter Price graduated as dux of the @Australian_Navy Maritime Warfare Officers Course at HMAS Watson.

📸 LSIS David Cox

[Naval Institute @AusNavInst]

Bookings are open for this year's ANI Vernon Parker Oration and dinner. Our speaker this year is CN, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond. Promises to be a great night where we will also announce this year's McNeil Prize for defence industry. More info at the link
https://t.co/ZxvH38coUz

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At 125, the Royal Australian Navy enters its most consequential decade. ⁦@JAParker29⁩ on The Strategist https://t.co/NiBdmPYoJF

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The next edition of the Saltwater Strategist has dropped. Join Duncan as he talks with John Seymour about his new book on Australia’s naval alliances. There are some great lessons to (re)learn https://t.co/4kJEtVO9Dh

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Bookings for the Goldrick Seminar close in a few days. Book now - promises to be a great day with a range of excellent speakers

https://t.co/sMptHgF0pR

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Check ou the latest version of the Saltwater Strategist, where ANI Councillor @JAParker29 talks to @CN_Australia about the future of the RAN. Available wherever you get your podcasts

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Bookings now open for the ANI 2025 Goldrick Seminar at the Hotel Realm, Canberra, 2 October. Great lineup - check out the program and book here
https://t.co/ZxvH38coUz

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We have a great line-up of speakers taking shape for Goldrick 25 including the Chief of Navy, DG ONI Andrew Shearer, Trent Hone (author of Learning War) + many others. Bookings open soon so keep 2 October clear and join us at the Hotel Realm in Canberra

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SAVE THE DATE - The 2025 Goldrick Seminar will be held in Canberra Thursday 2 Oct 25. This year’s theme is “Action Stations: Australia’s fighting navy in 2030”. We have issued a call for papers so why not present your views on the day? https://t.co/dakmInuyHo

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We were privileged to have ⁦@CDF_Aust⁩ as our 2025 Vernon Parker orator. A wide ranging and comprehensive presentation that gave contemporary insights into the thinking of our defence leadership. A fantastic night.

[Naval Institute @AusNavInst]

SAVE THE DATE - The 2025 Goldrick Seminar will be held in Canberra Thursday 2 Oct 25. This year’s theme is “Action Stations: Australia’s fighting navy in 2030”. We have issued a call for papers so why not present your views on the day? https://t.co/dakmInuyHo

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Measured response and analysis by ⁦@JAParker29⁩ https://t.co/9HeP2AhI1N

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Great cooperation between the USN and RAN. We have participated in each others submarine command courses for many years now. https://t.co/kEYHXQKbXB

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Before China can mislead the international community by claiming that the Philippines is provoking them and escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, it's important to highlight some key facts.

First, China occupied Panganiban Reef in 1995, claiming it would serve only as a fishermen's shelter, even though it is situated within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone. Nearly two decades later, they transformed this shelter into a heavily fortified military base, complete with defense capabilities, a naval base, and an airfield.

Secondly, they reclaimed Zamora Reef, which was initially a submerged feature, and developed it into a significant artificial island equipped with a 3,000-meter runway and military infrastructure. This island is positioned near the edge of the Philippines' EEZ, and its proximity to Pag-asa Island, which is occupied by the Philippines, places it within the 12 nautical miles territorial sea generated by Pag-asa Island's maritime entitlements.

So, the question arises: who is truly escalating the tension in the West Philippine Sea? We must also consider their ongoing deployment of maritime forces in the area, their aggressive harassment of ordinary fishermen, and their bullying tactics against smaller Philippine Coast Guard vessels.