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The mission of the Department of Defence is?

Read through this information and write down the definition below:http://www.defence.gov.au/ips/aboutus.htm#mission

To defend Australia and………..

What are Australia’s National Interests?

Work with a partner to identify ONE of Australia’s national interests.

CLASS DISCUSSIONDEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS

http://www.defence.gov.au/ips/aboutus.htm



$27,016bi l l ion 100,00+

personnel 3,300 ADF

personnel - 12 overseas operat ions

500 ADF - domestic marit ime security

Austral ia high level strategic dialogue with China and annual Defence Strategic Dialogue Talks

2009 - A Focused Force: Austral ia ’s Defence Pr ior i t ies in the Asian Region cal ls for Austral ia to plan for strategic r isks related to r ise of China.

Afghanistan Operation Slipper

Iraq Operation Kruger, Operation Riverbank

Middle East Operation Paladin

Egypt Operation Mazurka

Sudan Operation Azure, Operation

Hedgerow

East Timor Operation Astute, Operation Tower

Border Protection Operation Resolute

Solomon Islands Operation Anode

AUSTRALIA & DEFENCEDEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS

AUSTRALIA & DEFENCEDEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS

DISCUSSIONWhat are the risks Australia faces over coming

decades? Can Australia afford the forces?

2011

Ten largest defence budgets $1.1 tril l ion

USA ($693bill ion) largest (60%) followed by China ($76 bill ion)

17,442,000 active troops China largest armed

forces - 2.3mill ion USA, India, Russia, North

Korea - more than one mill ion

GLOBAL DEFENCE OVERVIEWDEFENCE:

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS

CHECK OUT THESE LINKS BELOW – who do you believe and how can we be sure?:

1. http://www.examiner.com/article/china-s-hidden-military-budget

3. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/military-expenditure/4672124

5.. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/07/12/264255/China-refutes.htm 2. http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCQ53suPHso

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsaViQ2C0k8

http://www.examiner.com/article/china-s-hidden-military-budget




http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/military-expenditure/4672124






http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national-news/2010/07/12/264255/China-refutes.htm





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCQ53suPHso



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsaViQ2C0k8




CHINA2011: military budget

rose 12.7% to $91.7 billion (601.1 billion yuan)

countries nervous of China’s rapid modernisation of People’s Liberation Army.

China says strategy is peaceful development.

GLOBAL DEFENCE OVERVIEWDEFENCE:


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I used to think….but now I think…..

When we began today’s lesson you may have had some background knowledge about the cartoon above. In just a few sentences, I want to write what it is that you used to think aboutthis.

Now, I want you to think about how your ideas have been challenged, changed or solidified as a result of what we’ve been studying/doing/discussing. Again in just a few sentences write down what you now think about this.

China’s defence is low as a % of GDP China has the largest military personnel Saudi Arabia highest as % of GDP Are the figures accurate? How would we know?

DEFENCE SPENDINGDEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS


https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ Click on above link: Guide to Country Comparisons then Military-Military Expenditures-percent of GDP

Complete first part of table below then when finished Click on Country then Military to complete the rest of the items in the table. Go back to beginning of link to find the statistics for the last two headings.

Country Australia China New Zealand

Phillipines Fiji

Military Expenditures-per cent of GDP

Military BranchesManpower fit for Military service

MilitaryExpenditureRanking on SpendingPopulation (millions)Area (in millions of sq kms

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/


ACTIVITY ONE - Revisit your glossary and define GDP. Refer to the graph on Page 8 –

• Country with Highest % of GDP spending on military personnel in 2010________________

• Country with Lowest % of GDP spending on military personnel in 2010________________

• One country that has reduced its % of GDP spending on military personnel in 2010________________

• One country that has increased its % of GDP spending on military personnel in 2010________________

ACTVITY TWOUSING THE COMPLETED TABLE ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE:

In Excel, create a column graph showing on one axis- Military Expenditures-per cent of GDP and the countries in the table on another axis.Country with Highest Military expenditure % of GDP________________Lowest Military expenditure % of GDP____________________________

Write a sentence on how these statistics may have surprised you?

Paste your column graph into the black space on the next page:


EXTENSION: Use your graph to write a paragraph on the differences in Military expenditure between countries (eg highest percentage, lowest

percentage) and suggest reasons for these differences.


What are the main advantages and disadvantages to Defence Spending?

Based on this, do you believe that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

STABILITY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDSDEFENCE:


View the following film with your class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSgqErCSIY4-

‘Creating stability in the Solomon islands’ Why was this necessary?

Was this in our national interest – Why?

Then read through the excerpt on the right.




THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGO’SDEFENCE:




Complete the following activities – as guided by your teacher

• Which level of Government is responsible for Australia’s Defence programme?

• The Government Department that administers this programme is called?

• This Department outlines their mission as:

• What does the acronym NGO stand for?

• Complete the following sentences in your own words. A ‘Think Tank’ is:

• Why is the contribution of NGOs so important to Australia’s Defence Link

• Identify TWO NGOs relevant to defence and describe their activities in the table:

NGO NAME: NGO NAME:

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Activities continued

• Who is the current Minister for Defence?

• Who are the Joint Department Heads of the Defence? What is their role?

• What is the role of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation?

• What does DSD satnd for? What is their role?

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