Tag Archive for: "biosecurity"
National security wrap

The beat Indonesian police arrested over abduction of British man Four Indonesian police officers have been arrested over their involvement in the abduction and ransom of a British man. He was allegedly stopped at a …

Lessons for Australia in US biodefence strategy

In Stephen King’s apocalyptic horror novel The stand, the accidental release of a biological weapon, a super-flu nicknamed Captain Trips, caused a global pandemic that wiped out 99.4% of the world’s population. King masterfully paints …

Policy, Guns and Money: Episode 5

In this podcast our analysts discuss the debate around nuclear submarines for Australia, lessons learned from the US for an Australian cyber force, emerging biosecurity threats and how we can prepare for them and who’s …

Rethinking Australia’s biosecurity

Australia may no longer ride on the sheep’s back, but our economic and cultural links with the land and agriculture remain strong. Arguably, Australia’s economy remains intrinsically linked to agricultural production. Deliberate or accidental biosecurity …