To Live in Peace: Australia's Defence Policy

In the eyes of most people defence does not become a problem until the bombs begin to fall. Michael O'Connor argues persuasively that it is high time that governments and concerned individuals did something to counter the 'benign neglect' of defence policy which is the norm in Australia. National security, like any other product of government, must be marketed as well as managed.

Australia as a community suffers badly from the refusal of governments and their advisers to take the citizenry ...