In its final report issued last week, the Royal Commission into Australia’s National Natural Disaster Arrangements warns of an unprecedented, increasing and unavoidable threat to Australia from climate change, requiring a ‘fundamental shift in strategic …
Australia’s threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past 12 months—starting with last summer’s cataclysmic bushfires, followed by the appearance of Covid-19 and its cascading impacts on society and the economy, and now the expected …
In this episode, ASPI’s John Coyne and Tom Uren discuss the legal dilemmas posed by Australia conducting offensive cyber operations. Next, senior analyst Huong Le Thu speaks about Singapore’s election with the National University of …
The following post is adapted from the foreword to ASPI’s latest special report, A Pacific disaster prevention review, released this week. ASPI’s review of disaster prevention in the Pacific is a welcome initiative, coming as …
The beat Pandemic creating new opportunities for organised crime Organised crime groups have been capitalising on the Covid-19 pandemic to boost their images and their businesses. In Italy, the mafia has been delivering food packages …