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DESCRIPTION:The Club's guest speaker for Monday's meeting is Professor Pete
 r Leahy. His address to the Club will be on the topic "Headwinds for Austr
 alia’s Defence" \, a very pertinent subjet at the present time. Professo
 r Leahy will focus on the following: Overall Australia’s defence and sec
 urity situation is poor and deteriorating. The Nation is in peril. The war
 nings are there\, the risk is high and the consequences could be catastrop
 hic. What is being done? Not enough – our defence force would struggle t
 o meet likely tasks and we would have great difficulty in sustaining opera
 tions for even a limited amount of time. Current and near future operation
 s are being cannibalized to fund far future expenditure. Without AUKUS the
 re is no Plan B.  As a Nation we face many headwinds. •        
     The consequences of ignoring the risk. •            Ho
 w we are not being strategic. •            A declining social
  license for defence in Australia. •            A question ab
 out who will fight for Australia. The meeting will be at the Commonwelth C
 lub and the usual dress requirements apply. Please register by 10.00am on 
 Friday 24 October and any registrations received after that time won't be 
 catered for unfortunately.   
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SUMMARY:RCC Lunchtime Meeting - Monday 27 October 2025
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Club&#39\;s guest speaker for Monday&#3
 9\;s meeting is Professor Peter Leahy. His address to the Club will be on 
 the topic &quot\;<strong>Headwinds for Australia&rsquo\;s Defence&quot\; \
 , </strong>a very pertinent subjet at the present time. Professor Leahy wi
 ll focus on the following:</p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Overall Australia&rsquo\;
 s defence and security situation is poor and deteriorating. The Nation is 
 in peril. The warnings are there\, the risk is high and the consequences c
 ould be catastrophic. What is being done?</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>
 <em>Not enough &ndash\; our defence force would struggle to meet likely ta
 sks and we would have great difficulty in sustaining operations for even a
  limited amount of time. Current and near future operations are being cann
 ibalized to fund far future expenditure. Without AUKUS there is no Plan B.
 &nbsp\;</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong><em>As a Nation we face many headw
 inds.</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong><em>&bull\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The consequences of i
 gnoring the risk.</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong><em>&bull\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; How we ar
 e not being strategic.</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><strong><em>&bull\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; A de
 clining social license for defence in Australia.</em></strong></p>\n\n<p><
 strong><em>&bull\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; A question about who will fight for Australia.</em><
 /strong></p>\n\n<p>The meeting will be at the Commonwelth Club and the usu
 al dress requirements apply.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Please register by <u>10.00
 am on Friday 24 October</u> and any registrations received after that time
  won&#39\;t be catered for unfortunately.</strong></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
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