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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	Sedition Laws
David Hicks	Tanks
Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)	Tanks: Myths About Australia Not Needing Them
Destroyers	Torture Warrants

DNA Databases for ADF Personnel

Executive Prerogatives and the Constitutional War-making Power

Future Air Combat Capability

Women in Combat

Joint Strike Fighter (F-35 Lightning II)

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.