Distinguished Speaker Series: Australia's Army for the next decades - Lieutenant General David Morrison AO, Chief of Army

The Australian Army is transitioning from Afghanistan and thinking deeply about how it will face future operations. As part of the Lowy Institute's Distinguished Speaker Series, the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO outlined the shifts taking place within the Australian Army as it plans to face the challenges and opportunities of the next decades. Lieutenant General Morrison discussed the modernisation of the Army through Plan Beersheeba, the trends that are changing the way the Army will serve Australians in the future, and what the Australian Army will look like in the decades ahead.

Lieutenant General David Morrison AO joined the Army in 1979, after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University.

On 24 June 2011, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and on 27 June 2011 he assumed his current appointment of Chief of Army.

For his service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and education, military strategic commitments and force structure and capability; in particular, as Commander Australian Defence College, Head Military Strategic Commitments and Deputy Chief of Army he was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia in the 2010 Australia Day Honours list. In February 2012, he was awarded The Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander, by the United States of America, for exceptionally meritorious service as the Chief of the Australian Army.