In this episode, ASPI’s Lisa Sharland speaks to human rights and women’s rights advocate Louise Allen about her recent ASPI report, Australia’s implementation of women, peace and security: Promoting regional security.

After that, Renee DiResta, who’s the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, talks with Elise Thomas of ASPI’s cyber centre about the misinformation and malign narratives appearing on social networks as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds.

And finally, we hear from our cyber centre’s Tom Uren and Jocelinn Kang, who discuss how criminals are exploiting the pandemic to carry out cyberattacks on hospitals.