Figures

Figure 1

The Australian Policy Cycle

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Figure 2

The National Crisis Management Machinery, Showing the Department of Defence’s Formal Structure—1999

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Figure 3

The Consultation Continuum

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Tables

Table 1

The National Security Committee of Cabinet (NSCC)—1999

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Table 2

Secretaries Committee on National Security (NSCC)—1999

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Table 3

Strategic Policy Coordination Group (SPCG) — Principal Members, 1999

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Table 4

Selected Key Events for December 1998–April 1999

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Table 5

Selected Key Events for May–August 1999

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Table 6

Selected Key Events for September–October 1999

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Table 7

Australia’s Strategic Objectives—March to September 1999

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Table 8

The Characteristics of Crisis Policymaking

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