DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS SEE .THINK WONDER
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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#mi
ssionhttp://www.defence.gov.au/ips/aboutus.htm#mi ssion To defend
Australia and.. What are Australias National Interests? Work with a
partner to identify ONE of Australias national interests. CLASS
DISCUSSION DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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$27,016billion 100,00+ personnel 3,300 ADF personnel - 12
overseas operations 500 ADF - domestic maritime security Australia
high level strategic dialogue with China and annual Defence
Strategic Dialogue Talks 2009 - A Focused Force: Australias Defence
Priorities in the Asian Region calls for Australia to plan for
strategic risks related to rise of China. AUSTRALIA DEFENCE
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 & DEFENCE DEFENCE:
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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AUSTRALIA & DEFENCE DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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2011 Ten largest defence budgets $1.1 trillion USA
($693billion) largest (60%) followed by China ($76 billion)
17,442,000 active troops China largest armed forces - 2.3million
USA, India, Russia, North Korea - more than one million GLOBAL
DEFENCE OVERVIEW DEFENCE: 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/chi na-s-hidden-military-budget 3.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionatio nal/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.youtube.com/
watch?v=wsaViQ2C0k8
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CHINA 2011: military budget rose 12.7% to $91.7 billion (601.1
billion yuan) countries nervous of Chinas rapid modernisation of
Peoples Liberation Army. China says strategy is peaceful
development. GLOBAL DEFENCE OVERVIEW DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS
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DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS I used to think.but now I
think.. When we began todays 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 about
this. Now, I want you to think about how your ideas have been
challenged, changed or solidified as a result of what weve been
studying/doing/discussing. Again in just a few sentences write down
what you now think about this.
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Chinas 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 SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND
REGIONAL LINKS
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DEFENCE SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/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
AustraliaChinaNew ZealandPhillipinesFiji Military Expenditures-per
cent of GDP Military Branches Manpower fit for Military service
Military Expenditure Ranking on Spending Population (millions) Area
(in millions of sq kms
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DEFENCE SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS 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 TWO
USING 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:
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DEFENCE SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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DEFENCE SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS 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.
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DEFENCE SPENDING DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS What are
the main advantages and disadvantages to Defence Spending? Based on
this, do you believe that the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages?
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STABILITY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS View the following film with your class:
http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=ZSgqErCSIY 4- http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=ZSgqErCSIY 4- 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.
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS Complete the following activities as guided by your teacher
Which level of Government is responsible for Australias 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 Australias Defence Link
Identify TWO NGOs relevant to defence and describe their activities
in the table: NGO NAME: ACTIVITIES
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THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL
LINKS 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 stand for? What is their role?
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GEOPOLITICAL ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND
REGIONAL LINKS Geopolitical is a difficult concept to understand.
It refers to the impact of geographical factors on international
relations. Australia is a major political power in the South-east
Pacific region and how we conduct our international relations is
most important. Australias major geopolitical goal is to ensure the
neighbourhood is stable and cohesive. Earlier in this presentation
you were provided with information about the stability and cohesion
of Somalia. The purpose of this was to provide you with information
on what it would be like if countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG)
and Solomon Islands became lawless nations. The advantages of using
our political power in our region are considerable. If countries
such as PNG became, like Somalia, havens for criminals, terrorists
and tax evaders, the consequences for Australia could be
considerable. Terrorists and criminals could use these countries as
a safe base for their Australian activities. It is a geopolitical
advantage to Australia to have a prosperous, stable and cohesive
PNG. This is why Australia helps PNG develop the infrastructure
needed for a stable cohesive country good governance, police, local
government, courts and a well-trained army. Additionally, this is
why the Australian Defence Force trains PNG military officers and
cooperates with the PNG Government on military matters. This is
also the reason Australia sent troops to the Solomon Islands and
Timor-Leste to assist the Governments of those countries to
maintain law and order. There are also geopolitical disadvantages
to the Australian Defence programme. The main geopolitical
disadvantage of the defence programme is that sometimes defence can
be perceived as a tool to bully smaller nations. Fiji, for example,
regarded Australia as a regional bully when Australia applied
sanctions after the military coup in Fiji. Indeed at one point
during the military coup in Fiji the military were concerned there
might be an invasion by Australian armed forces. Australias
regional goal is to encourage democratic governments in
neighbouring countries and this is why the sanctions (such as
preventing anyone in the military dictatorship from landing in
Australia and abandoning joint exercises with the Fijian army) were
imposed.
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ACTIVITIES - ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND
REGIONAL LINKS AdvantagesDisadvantages Cultural Deaths of soldiers
on deployment Ongoing support of returned servicemen and
servicewomen Economic We are obliged to buy equipment from
countries we have alliances with, even if we could source them more
cheaply from other countries. Geopolitical We will get support from
the US and other countries in times of need We are tied to treaties
that we have made in the past, and which may not be in our best
interests now. SUMMARISE MORE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
AUSTRALIAS DEFENCE AGREEMENTS IN THE TABLE BELOW:
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ACTIVITIES - ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND
REGIONAL LINKS EXTENDED RESPONSE - EXTENSION Explain why Australia
gets involved in disputes in other countries. Predict what would
happen if Australia did not become involved in these disputes (both
for the people in the country and Australia as a nation). Use the
explanation scaffold on the next page to assist you in writing this
extended response. Your response should fill an A4 page in maximum
size 14 font.
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ACTIVITIES - ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND
REGIONAL LINKS EXTENDED RESPONSE - Scaffold
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
ACTIVITIES ON TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS 1.What is meant by a treaty
or agreement? 2.What is the difference between a bilateral and a
multilateral agreement? 3.Name the defence treaty that we have with
the Solomon Islands Use the table below to ouline the importance of
this treaty to both countries IMPORTANCE OF TREATY TO
AUSTRALIAIMPORTANCE OF TREATY TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/treati es-and-alliances
http://www.dfat.gov.au/treat ies/ http://www.dfat.gov.au/treat ies/
(MAKE SURE YOU ONLY FOCUS ON DEFENCE TREATIES) USING THE LINKS
ABOVE AS A STARTING POINT FOR RESEARCH, SELECT ONE OF THE
ACTIVITIES BELOW TO COMPLETE: ALL - Use the seven strips scaffold
on the next page to list SEVEN key facts about the following
treaties: RAMSI, ANZUS and NATO the key facts should all be written
in your own words not copy and pasted. 1. Based on your research,
compose a written response that discusses why one of treaties above
should be maintained or amended. See the discussion scaffold on
Page 32. 2. If you have a strong opinion on one of the treaties,
use the exposition scaffold on Page 33 to write a response intended
to persuade others to agree to your opinion on the treaty. 3. Write
a 30 second script for a newsreader reporting on a newly signed
treaty (from 2013). Ensure that you outline the purpose of the
treaty and the importance of the treaty to the countries involved.
Film yourself presenting this news item. You MUST take this
seriously and record and edit your new report to look
professional
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
Seven Strips Scaffold Fact: 1.Read the research section you have
chosen. 2.Choose 7 of the most important points to write in each of
the boxes (use your own words) 3.Print and cut out the seven strips
4.Move the strips into groups of related information/topics 5.Use
these grouped pieces of information to develop your own set of
notes 6.Compare and discuss your notes with another student. 7.Make
any necessary changes that will improve the overall quality of your
notes.
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
Discussion Scaffold Introduction: (This identifies the topic for
discussion and outlines the two sides of the argument provide one
example for and against) Arguments for with supporting evidence:
Arguments against with supporting evidence: Evaluation (make a
judgement about the alternative points of view i.e is one more
effective than another, are they both equally important etc.)
Conclusion (reinforcement or recommendation): The purpose of this
scaffold is to assist you in discussing alternative points of view
and make judgements or recommendations based on evidence Ensure
that you include: Words showing cause and effect, linking words
(such as, however, although and therefore) and words which express
your opinions.
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TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
Exposition Scaffold Introduction: (presents the point of view and
previews the arguments to be presented): Argument One: Argument
Two: Argument Three: Conclusion/Recommendation (Sums up the
arguments and reinforces the writers point of view): The purpose of
this scaffold is to assist you in developing a persuasive argument
by presenting one side of the argument or by arguing a point of
view. Ensure that you include: Words showing cause and effect and
linking words. Each argument paragraph starts with a topic
sentence. Justify this argument in a logical order.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHE
COUNTRIES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHE
COUNTRIES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHE
COUNTRIES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS THINK.PAIR.SHARE WHAT
DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE IDEA OF WOMEN IN COMBAT? DO YOU THINK ALL
DEFENCE ACTIVITIES FROM FIGHTER PILOT TO FRONTLINE COMBAT TROOPS
SHOULD BE OPEN TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN?
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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHE
COUNTRIES DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS ACTIVITIES 1. Find and
complete the following sentence. One of the primary purposes of the
Australian Defence Force is to create: 2. Using the examples in the
text, describe two situations in which people are not living in
socially just and equitable circumstances. COUNTRY: 3. If the
Australian Defence Forces are involved in operations that work to
ensure social justice and equity for citizens in other countries,
what does this suggest about our own values as a nation?
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AFGHANISTAN CASE STUDY DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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AFGHANISTAN CASE STUDY DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
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AFGHANISTAN CASE STUDY DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS LAST
MAJOR DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=9-Owzeg9kjo LAST MAJOR DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=9-Owzeg9kjo
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AFGHANISTAN CASE STUDY DEFENCE: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LINKS
CURRENT DATA ON MILITARY DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliamen
t/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliament ary_Library/pubs/BN/2012-
2013/AfghanistanFacts It is expected that by mid-2013 all areas in
Afghanistan will have entered the transition process. The
transition period is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014
when ANSF will take full responsibility for Afghanistans security.
The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) will transition in the
same timeframe as the military forces by handing over their
functions to the Afghan Government, traditional development actors,
non- governmental organisations and the private sector, at which
time the PRTs will dissolve. Australia is the lead nation in the
Uruzgan PRT.