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16 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY that terrorism will continue to evolve in ways which threaten Australia’s interests. SECTION ONE STRATEGY Australia is one of the most successful and most harmonious multicultural societies in the world. The highest priority of the Government is to keep the Australian community safe. To do this, the Government is working with our international partners and with Australian state and territory governments. The Government is committed to contributing to international efforts to meet the threat of terrorism, including maintaining Australia’s significant contribution to the United States-led coalition to disrupt, degrade and ultimately defeat the terrorist threat from Daesh. Within Australia, Defence will provide important capabilities as part of our national counter-terrorism arrangements. Instability in our immediate region could have strategic consequences for Australia and we will continue to take a leading role in providing humanitarian and security assistance where required. Within the South Pacific, variable economic growth, crime and social, governance and climate change challenges will all contribute to uneven progress and may lead to instability in some countries. Maintaining Australia’s technological edge and capability superiority over potential adversaries is an essential element of our strategic planning. The capability superiority that Australia has traditionally maintained in the wider region will be challenged by military modernisation. Over the next 20 years a larger number of regional forces will be able to operate at greater range and with more precision than ever before. The growth in the capability of China’s military forces is the most significant example of regional military modernisation, but other countries are also undertaking extensive modernisation programs. New and complex non-geographic security threats in cyberspace and space will be an important part of our future security environment. The cyber threat to Australia is growing. Cyber attacks are a real and present threat to the ADF’s warfighting ability as well as to other government agencies and other sectors of Australia’s economy and critical infrastructure.
Strategy 17 Australia’s defence strategy The Government’s defence strategy will ensure that Defence is prepared to respond if the Government decides the pursuit of Australia’s interests requires the use of military force. This strategy sets out three Strategic Defence Interests which are of fundamental significance for strategic defence planning. To provide more detailed guidance for planning, each Strategic Defence Interest is linked to a Strategic Defence Objective which sets out the activities the Government expects Defence to be able to conduct if it decides to use military power in support of the Strategic Defence Interests. SECTION ONE STRATEGY Our most basic Strategic Defence Interest is a secure, resilient Australia. The first Strategic Defence Objective is to deter, deny and defeat any attempt by a hostile country or non-state actor to attack, threaten or coerce Australia. The Government is providing Defence with the capability and resources it needs to be able to independently and decisively respond to military threats, including incursions into Australia’s air, sea and northern approaches. Our second Strategic Defence Interest is in a secure nearer region, encompassing maritime South East Asia and the South Pacific. The second Strategic Defence Objective is to support the security of maritime South East Asia and support the governments of Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and of Pacific Island Countries to build and strengthen their security. In South East Asia, Defence will strengthen its engagement, including helping to build the effectiveness of regional operations to address shared security challenges, and the ADF will have increased capabilities to make contributions to any such operations. The Government will continue its commitment to strengthened regional security architectures that support transparency and cooperation. Australia will continue to seek to be the principal security partner for Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Pacific Island Countries in the South Pacific. Our third Strategic Defence Interest is in a stable Indo-Pacific region and rules-based global order which supports our interests. The third Strategic Defence Objective is to provide meaningful contributions to global responses 2016 DEFENCE WHITE PAPER
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