B. Public hearings and witnesses

B. Public hearings and witnesses and witnesses

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 – Canberra

Department of Defence

  • Major General Jeremy King, Joint Aviation Systems Division, Capability and Sustainment Group
  • Mr Bernard Philip, International Policy Division

Friday, 1 March 2024 – Canberra

Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations

  • Mr Stefan Romaniw, Co-Chair

Australian Human Rights Commission

  • Mrs Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner

Australian National Auditors Office

  • Dr Tom Ioannou, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group
  • Ms Amy Willmot, Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

  • Dr Alex Bristow, Deputy Director
  • Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Defence Strategy and Capability
  • Mrs Rebecca Shrimpton, Director, Defence and National Security

Department of Defence

  • Lieutenant General Natasha Fox, Chief of Personnel
  • Rear Admiral Sonya Bennett, Surgeon General Australian Defence Force and Commander of Joint Health
  • Brigadier Toni Bushby, Director General Health Business and Plans
  • Brigadier Isaac Seidl, Deputy Surgeon General, Australian Defence Force
  • Mr Bernard Philip, International Policy Division

Law and Future of War Research Group

  • Dr Rain Liivoja, Research Lead
  • Dr Lauren Sanders, Senior Research Fellow
  • Dr Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer

NIOA Group

  • Mr Benjamin James, Chief Executive Officer Australia and New Zealand

RAND Australia

  • Dr Andrew Dowse, Director
  • Dr Austin Wyatt, Associate Researcher

Private Capacity

  • Dr Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor

Friday, 5 July 2024 – Canberra

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • Mr Chris Cannan, First Assistant Secretary Europe Division
  • Mr Emil Stojanovski, Acting First Assistant Secretary Defence and National Security Policy Division

Department of Defence

  • Brigadier Nick Foxall, Director General Military Strategic Commitments
  • Dr Sheridan Kearnan, First Assistant Secretary Strategic Policy
  • Mr Bernard Philip, First Assistant Secretary International Policy