National Security College

The PM has announced a sweeping review of Australia’s National Intelligence Community and the government agencies comprising it.

Of all the Five Eyes nations, Australia is the only one without a publicly articulated national security strategy.

Australia’s brightest minds in national security are set to benefit from a new partnership with a new UK college that is based on ANU’s National Security College. 

Two former Australian Public Service leaders have taken up academic roles at the Australian National University’s National Security College.

Australian Public Service staff should undergo space literacy training to ensure Australia keeps up with technological and geopolitical developments in the sector.

In a speech to the Australian National University’s National Security College on Tuesday, the senior mandarin warned that security risks have extended beyond human-initiated violence, citing the coronavirus pandemic as a prime example.

DFAT has begun a recruitment process for the new branch, which would target online disinformation and propaganda created by countries such as Russia and China, according to ABC News.