Think tank

Australia Defence Association

ADA

Melbourne, Australia

The Australia Defence Association covers: strategic security, defence, and wider national security issues. They seek to represent the long-term public interest in helping ensure Australia is strategically and domestically secure. Their public-interest oversight primarily focuses on parliamentary, ministerial and governmental accountability for the effective formulation and execution of strategic and wider national security policy.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.ada.asn.au/

Address:
7 Church St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Defence/Peace/Security Governance/Transparency Law/Justice/Human rights
Geographics of focus
Australia
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1975
Age (years)
Australia Defence Association
 47
Australia average
 32
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Valston Hancock, Jim Harding, Peter Firkins
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Neil James
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Neil James
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2019): Neil James
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Australia Defence Association
 6
Australia average
 151
Global average
 89
2020
Australia Defence Association
 6
2019
Australia Defence Association
 7

Social

Twitter
Followers (2021)
Australia Defence Association
 4,761
Australia average
 8,515
Global average
 18,412
Followers (2018)
Australia Defence Association
 2,188

Data notes

Last updated: 12/03/2022
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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