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General. This page provides links to information in Australia Defence Association (ADA) publications, and ADA comment, concerning important or current defence and wider national security issues. Detail on other subjects is available through the Latest Comment, Recent Media Commentary and Recent letters pages, through the index to our quarterly national journal, Defender, and in our monthly bulletin, Defence Brief.

Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs)	Mortimer Review
Amphibious Ships (LHDs)	National Service
Conscription	Recruiting Pacific Islanders for the ADF
Control Orders	Refugees and Asylum Seekers
David Hicks	Sedition and Treachery Laws
Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)	Tanks
Destroyers	Tanks: Myths About Australia Not Needing Them

DNA Databases for ADF Personnel

Torture Warrants

Future Air Combat Capability

War-making Power

Joint Strike Fighter (F-35 Lightning II)

Women in Combat

Media Citation. If a citation for Australia Defence Association comment based on the above items is required please cite the article's author where applicable and the ADA's  executive director, Neil James, for all other items.

Feedback. As a longstanding independent, non-partisan, community-based, public interest guardian organisation and think-tank the ADA takes great care with its contributions to informed public debate. We welcome supportive or critical comment on our efforts at Feedback.