Australia's twin needs for security and economic development require a strong relationship between the Defence Force and the businesses that supply it.

CEDA's Growth Report 57: The Business of Defence explains how both the Defence Force and Australian industry will need to change to deal with this issue. Click here for more on CEDA's Business of Defence report. Members can download the full report; the first chapter is available without membership.

Also available:

• Wanted: a new defence industry policy framework
  CEDA research director Professor Ian Marsh sets out why Australia needs a new defence industry policy framework.
• The Business of Defence: papers from Growth 57
  CEDA research director Professor Ian Marsh summarises the nine papers from CEDA's Business of Defence report.
• Catherine Baldwin: A pivotal moment for Defence
  CEDA Chief Executive Catherine Baldwin gives CEDA's view of the findings from CEDA's Business of Defence report and suggests a new high-level Defence Industry Council.