Episode Details

In this Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025 episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Scott Morrison, Space Centre Australia chair and former prime minister.

The pair discuss:

• Morrison's keynote speech during the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition and his discussions with space industry representatives throughout the event, in particular, his unique perspective since being in politics and now in the corporate space industry environment.
• The newly announced Space Centre Australia launch site in Queensland and the opportunities it represents for greater space industry collaboration.
• Australia's relationships in the Indo-Pacific with Japan and South Korea as well as countries in Europe and representatives from the United States of America.
• The results and his observations about the recent Australian federal election.
• The increasing calls for the Australian government to lift its GDP percentage spend on defence from 2.3 per cent to at least 3 per cent.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team