The landmark critical minerals agreement between Australia and the United States is vital to both nations’ security and sovereignty. Like AUKUS, it is about competing with China. But to enable it we now need also …
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Governments across the Indo-Pacific are facing a critical question: who can be trusted to build and manage our most sensitive systems? Vendor choices, for everything from cloud infrastructure to identity platforms, are no longer just …
The frequency with which Australia’s director-general of security now addresses the public should give us pause. Before Director-General Mike Burgess, leaders of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) rarely spoke beyond closed briefings. Today, those …
Telecommunications once seemed like the passive layer of critical infrastructure—pipes and switches that connected everything yet rarely drew attention. That perception ended long ago, particularly with the transition to 5G ecosystems. Nokia’s 2025 Threat Intelligence …
Australia has always thrived when it builds for the future. The Snowy Hydro Scheme—a major hydroelectricity system that remains Australia’s largest engineering project—wasn’t developed in response to crisis. It was a bold investment made early, …
Australia’s security risks are sharpest where people and technology meet. This is the space where data flows, disinformation spreads and innovation thrives—and where defences can be breached. Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy recognises that lasting protection …
No country can be prosperous without engaging the world, but just as we are mindful about who we let into our own homes, we should consider that not all foreign engagement is welcome. That’s why …
Australians expect the government to have the authority to intervene to keep communities safe during a bushfire, flood or cyclone. The same principle should apply in the digital age, where cyberattacks can cripple hospitals, shut …
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States on 10 September should jolt us all, regardless of politics or geography. But a key question is what we are jolted into doing. Should …
A review by former Finance Department secretary Rosemary Huxtable, tabled by Foreign Minister Penny Wong earlier this week, has rightfully confirmed that the Foreign Arrangements Scheme remains a vital pillar of Australia’s national resilience strategy, …
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a high-profile swing through Japan and China this week, the question was whether the hand holding equated to a meeting of the minds. At this week’s Shanghai …
Quite rightly, we’re not calling it terrorism. The killing of two police officers in Porepunkah, Victoria, on Tuesday has shocked Australians. A heavily armed man, reportedly aligned with the fringe sovereign-citizen movement, ambushed officers during …