After 40 years in national security in Australia, I find myself agreeing with Danielle Cave’s view that the national security architecture is not quite right and merits fixing. I also agree that there’s a need …
In recent years, many policymakers thought they had found the perfect formula for implementing climate-friendly policies without facing difficult political trade-offs: massive subsidies. This strategy, often associated with US President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, …
In 2016, I witnessed DeepMind’s artificial-intelligence model AlphaGo defeat Go champion Lee Sedol in Seoul. That event was a milestone, demonstrating that an AI model could beat one of the world’s greatest Go players, a …
Australia’s new cybersecurity strategy is all but released. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil and National Cyber Security Coordinator Darren Goldie have familiarised the government and industry with the strategy’s six ‘cyber shields’ and timeline of …
The technical requirements of AUKUS, and the time strictures and innovation challenges laid out in the defence strategic review, all implicitly increase the demands on Australia’s defence industry. How can the government most effectively support …