The ANSR Party is committed to ensuring that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) exists solely to protect the sovereignty, territory, and interests of the Australian nation and people. The ADF will not be used as a tool for foreign adventurism, global policing, or the enforcement of external agendas.

International deployments will occur only under clear, limited conditions:
– If Australia is directly threatened,
– If our territorial sovereignty is at risk,
– Or if a close strategic ally faces a genuine existential threat.

Even then, any such action will require clear national justification, formal parliamentary approval, authorisation from the President, and will be subject to strict public and legal scrutiny.

The ANSR rejects the misuse of Australian servicemen and women in wars that do not serve our national interest. We will not sacrifice Australian lives to satisfy the ambitions of globalist blocs, foreign lobbies, or imperial alliances.

Under ANSR leadership, the ADF will be disciplined, focused, and morally grounded — defending Australia, not projecting power abroad.

The ANSR will establish five sovereign, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers as the central pillar of Australia’s future naval power. Built on Australian soil, these carriers will provide persistent air dominance, strategic reach, and credible deterrence across the Indo-Pacific — ensuring Australia can defend its interests without reliance on foreign force projection.

Around this core, the ANSR Navy will be structured for distributed maritime defence, ensuring Australian sea power is resilient, adaptive, and never concentrated in a single point of failure. Rather than relying solely on capital ships, the Navy will deliberately disperse credible combat power across the fleet, denying adversaries the ability to neutralise Australia’s maritime strength through pre-emptive strike or concentration.

Alongside carrier groups and nuclear-powered submarines, the Navy & domestic shipbuilders will design and build five new destroyers to accompany our carriers in escort. And a network of multi-role surface vessels — including platforms such as the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel — underutilised & repurposed to operate as adaptable components of a broader maritime system.

This layered doctrine complicates hostile planning, increases uncertainty for any force operating near Australian interests, and strengthens control of the nation’s maritime approaches. All elements of the fleet will be sustained by domestic shipbuilding and industrial capacity, and integrated into a single domestic maritime strategy built for long-term regional stability.

The ANSR will establish the Republic of Australia Maritime Corps (RAMC) as a permanent, high-readiness amphibious force under direct Presidential command.

While the Australian Defence Force will adopt a strictly defensive posture — focused on territorial protection and infrastructure security — its capacity to deploy abroad will remain intact, but reserved for declared conflict authorised by Parliament. The ADF retains its historical role as the nation’s broad, conventional force — proven, disciplined, and prepared to act when total commitment is required.

The RAMC exists to operate outside that threshold — as the Republic’s only authorised formation capable of rapid, targeted deployment beyond Australian shores during times of crisis, escalation, or regional disruption.

It will deploy with the Republic’s carrier groups, in close coordination with naval and air assets, and act with speed and precision to secure trade, territory, or stability when others cannot.

Whether in conflict or disaster, the RAMC will land first — fast, disciplined, and without delay.

The ADF will hit when war is declared. The RAMC will make sure it doesn’t have to be.

The ANSR Party will establish ARMA: the Australian Republic Militia Army — a constitutional civilian defence force, and the Republic’s final legal line of defence.

ARMA exists to defend the Republic against all threats, foreign or domestic. In times of peace, it will assist in national emergencies, natural disasters, and civil resilience efforts — operating alongside the State Emergency Service (SES) and local agencies to strengthen Australia from the ground up.

Entry into ARMA begins with service. All recruits must first join their local SES unit. This ensures that every ARMA member is visible, disciplined, and rooted in real-world service to their community — not isolated or ideological.

Following SES commitment, members may enter ARMA training: covering firearms safety, civil logistics, field preparedness, and defensive coordination under Republic command.

ARMA is not a pastime. It is not a club. It is a disciplined, civilian reserve — designed for duty, prepared for crisis, and built to serve the Republic of Australia with loyalty, strength, and readiness.