
Maritime Matters
Maritime Matters is a weekly podcast where Jennifer Parker (www.jennifer-parker.com.au) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard-dunley) discuss the weekly maritime issues impacting Australia, and the wider Indo-Pacific's security.
Latest episodes

Nov 25, 2024 • 45min
Episode 21: Baltic Cable Incident & Uncrewed Capabilities in the Indo-Pacific
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Baltic Cable Incident & Uncrewed Capabilities in the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Australian Coastguard
• Baltic submarine cable incidents
• Uncrewed vessels in the Indo-Pacific
• Task Force-Ayungin and US support for the Philippines
• Royal Navy cuts
• SEA3000 Down-select and Army Landing Craft Heavy
• Did You Know: Subsea cables
Time for an Australian Coast Guard - https://navalinstitute.com.au/time-for-an-australian-coast-guard/

Nov 16, 2024 • 44min
Episode 20: From the Red Sea, to the South China Sea & of course, SEA 3000
Maritime Matters Episode Title: From the Red Sea, to the South China Sea & of course, SEA 3000
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Houthi attack on US Navy ships
• Recent developments in the South China Sea
• SEA 3000
• Decommissioning of HMAS Gascoyne
• 110th anniversary of the Sydney - Emden battle

Nov 3, 2024 • 42min
Episode 19: Exercise Autonomous Warrior & Natuna Sea
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Exercise Autonomous Warrior & Natuna Sea
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• PLAN Carrier Exercises
• Exercise Autonomous Warrior
• Chinese Coastguard in Natuna Sea
• Philippines’ Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept
• Fire at BAE Systems Shipyard
• Orca & Evolved Cape Class
• Did you know – Tange Reforms

Oct 22, 2024 • 39min
Episode 18: Joint Sword 2024B, AUKUS and the Henderson Defence Precinct
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Joint Sword 2024B, AUKUS and the Henderson Defence Precinct
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Exercise Joint Sword 2024B
• AUKUS Updates
• Iran hosts IMEX 24
• Henderson Defence Precinct
• US Navy reloading VLS at sea

Oct 8, 2024 • 43min
Episode 17: Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and Red Sea Attacks
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and Red Sea Attacks
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui Attacks in the Black Sea
• Exercise Malabar
• Houthi Attacks in Red Sea
• Tensions in the South China Sea
• Philippines USV unit
• Did you know – Five Power Defence Arrangement

Sep 30, 2024 • 40min
Episode 16: 30 Sep Taiwan Strait Transits and PLA ICBM Launches
Maritime Matters Episode Title: 30 Sep Taiwan Strait Transits and PLA ICBM Launches
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Taiwan Strait Transits and Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activities
• Exercise Kakadu
• Rumours of a PLA-N submarine sinking
• US CNO Navigation Plan
https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Chief-of-Naval-Operations/CNO-NAVPLAN-2024/
• AUKUS Defence Minister update
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/statements/2024-09-26/aukus-defence-ministers-meeting-communique
• USNS Bighorn grounding
• Hanwha takeover of AUSTAL finally put to bed

Sep 15, 2024 • 44min
Episode 15: Exercise Kakadu and the Strategic Fleet Tender
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Exercise Kakadu and the Strategic Fleet
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Exercise Kakadu
• Attacks in the Black Sea
• HMAS Sydney in Operation ARGOS
• US-China Military Talks
• JMSDF Aircraft Carriers
• The Strategic Fleet Tender
• NUSHIP Arafura trials
Links Mentioned:
• Army’s continual adaptation mindset https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/armys-continual-adaptation-mindset/news-story/308f27ac141cb05909b498192320ae51
• The Australian centenary history of defence: Vol 6 Australian defence : sources and statistics, ed. Joan Beaumont with Vijaya Joshi https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/757262

Aug 29, 2024 • 37min
Episode 14: Australia to take command of CTF 153 & incidents at Sabina Shoal
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Australia to take command of CTF 153 & incidents at Sabina Shoal
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
- Australia to take Command of CTF 153, Combined Maritime Forces
- Tensions flare at Sabina Shoal: Philippines - China
- Australia to produce Naval Strike Missile
- AUKUS Submarine maintenance in Western Australia
- Did you know: The Combined Maritime Forces

Aug 13, 2024 • 35min
Episode 13: HMAS Sydney SM6 Firing & Australia and Indonesia Defence Agreements
Maritime Matters Episode Title: HMAS Sydney SM6 Firing & Australia and Indonesia Defence Agreements
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
- Chins PLAAF aircraft launches flares in the vicinity of a Philippines aircraft at Scarborough Shoal
- HMAS Sydney fires SM6 in Hawaii
- The AUKUS Treaty: A Major Milestone
- Investing in the Ghost Shark industrial base
- Delivering the Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

Jul 30, 2024 • 39min
Episode 11: 29 July South China Sea, Indian Ocean and everywhere in between
Maritime Matters Episode Title: South China Sea, Indian Ocean and everywhere in between.
In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including:
• Indian Ocean Defence Symposium 2024.
• Philippines - China Second Thomas Shoal agreement.
• China's research ships in the Indian Ocean.
• Should Australia do more in the Red Sea?
• Army landing craft capability acceleration.
• RIMPAC SINKEX
& much more.