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WEBThe software war: a quieter threat to Australia’s national security. Australia is waging a quiet yet critical battle on a new front—its software supply chains. Attacks on this battleground infiltrate deep within the software development lifecycle, exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party components or open-source software. But ….
The party speaks for you: foreign interference and the Chinese ...
WEBJun 9, 2020 · The United Front … is an important magic weapon for strengthening the party’s ruling position … and an important magic weapon for realising the China Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.
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WEBThe US election will overturn Europe’s strategic status quo. 10 Sep 2024 | Mark Leonard. With the US election just two months away, European decision-makers have gone from grappling with Trumpian nightmare scenarios—new trade wars, abandoning Ukraine and withdrawing from NATO—to experiencing an emotion they had almost forgotten: hope ...
Australia could soon be hosting nuclear-armed US submarines
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Australia is yet to follow South Korea’s example of welcoming a visit by a US ballistic missile submarine, which would always carry dozens of nuclear warheads. But changes afoot in Washington mean Australia could soon be regularly hosting other types of nuclear-capable submarines—those that can deliver nuclear weapons even if …
Keep looking up: Australia’s next steps in space surveillance
WEBMar 2, 2022 · Keep looking up: Australia’s next steps in space surveillance. Australia’s role in critical space domain awareness (SDA) is becoming a major mission for the defence force. Australia has long provided a ‘suitable piece of real estate’ as part of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing community and through the 2014 Combined Space Operations ...
Australia sees the West Philippine Sea in the South China Sea
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The ‘West Philippine Sea’ was first used by Manila in 2011 in expressing its disagreement with Beijing’s claim. The ‘West Philippine Sea’ refers only to waters in the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, not the whole of the South China Sea. Australia’s previous Liberal-National Party government stuck to using ...
Australian superannuation can be a source of national security …
WEBAustralian superannuation can be a source of national security capital. 22 Aug 2024 | Bronte Munro and Peter Horne. Australia needs to invest more heavily in defence and national security, yet the government is struggling to match rhetoric with reality in the May federal budget. The budget showed that Australia is pushing back the necessary ...
ASIO’s raise in threat level reflects changing terrorism landscape
WEBAug 5, 2024 · ASIO’s raise in threat level reflects changing terrorism landscape. 5 Aug 2024 | John Coyne, Henry Campbell, Angela Suriyasenee and Justin Bassi. Over the last few months, Australia has witnessed the tragic Bondi attack, Wakely Church stabbing, Sydney University stabbing, and an alleged attempted terrorist attack on the offices of …
Australia must fast-track new domestic storage to ensure fuel …
WEBThe tank storage cost for the project is around $620 million and would constitute a far better investment than a $94 million reserve in the US that we may not be able to access in a time of conflict or fuel shortage. On average, Australia consumes 1 million barrels per day of transport fuels and imports 600,000 barrels per day from overseas.
Australia’s future must be made in global supply chains
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Australia has an integral role in global supply chains. It is a destination for minerals investment and a major source of investment elsewhere. It is involved in exploring, mining and processing minerals at home and also in other countries. It should work with other countries to ensure supply chains are secure and sustainable and that markets ...