AIIA members are invited to make written submissions to a new inquiry from Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade focusing on the risks and benefits of a Bipartisan Australian Defence Agreement.

The inquiry will consider the impact of Australia’s three-year electoral cycle, and the associated shifts in plans and priorities, on stability in the area of defence and defence industry. For more information and the specific terms of reference, please see here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/BipartisanDefAgreement/Terms_of_Reference. Submissions for this inquiry close on 15 October 2017.