AUSTRALIA'S DEFENE: WHITE PAPER IN THE RED.

The article is about the defense strategies and plans set by Australia in the 1987 White Paper. The author mentioned the dimensions of the crisis that faced the defense establishment of the country and the ways used by the Minister of Defence and his advisers to address the issue. He implied that the current area of operations of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) should be compressed to make greater use of civilian technologies and assets. A discussion about the dimensions of the issues the Australia's defense establishment is now facing is also presented.