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Policing the internet
Teagan Westendorf | June 18, 2021Efforts to police unlawful activity on the internet must tread a fine line between protecting the public from criminals and protecting civil liberties and personal privacy.
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Giving young people a say on security
Tom Smethurst | June 18, 2021Young people are being asked to contribute to a new document on Australian security and participate in a symposium at the Australian National University later this year.
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Countering coercive statecraft
Peter Hunter | June 7, 2021Australia can work with our partners in the Indo-Pacific, including the Quad, Indonesia and the Pacific island countries, to adopt cost-imposing strategies that will deter grey-zone political warfare by hostile foreign powers.
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Was it worth it?
Ian Dudgeon | May 30, 2021After 20 years of war, western forces, including Australia’s handful of troops, are withdrawing from Afghanistan, leaving the Taliban in control of 60% of the country. Was our deployment worth the costs? Ian Dudgeon says yes.
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Reacting to the gun
Open Forum | May 23, 2021As the regional strategic situation becomes more dangerous, and with threats likely to escalate rapidly, Australia needs to appoint a senior intelligence officer to assess the possibility of a surprise attack.
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Stronger together
Todd Hanks | May 12, 2021While threats to regional security are increasing, like-minded democracies can cooperate to contain the common dangers they face.
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Safeguarding digital sovereignty
Marcus Thompson | May 10, 2021The budget offers the government a chance promote Australian technology companies. Failing to do so will leave us all asking if Australia is fair dinkum about digital sovereignty.
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Energy innovation offers lessons for defence
Marcus Hellyer | May 5, 2021The electricity sector offers a striking example of disruptive innovation in action around us, and it’s a case that has key lessons for the Department of Defence.
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The peaks and troughs of ANZUS at 70
Graeme Dobell | April 29, 2021The defence pact between the USA, Australia and New Zealand will turn 70 this year, but may be more important than ever.
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A farewell to arms
Brendan Nicholson | April 19, 2021The war in Afghanistan has profoundly changed the Australian Army and had a significant impact on the whole defence force.
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The valiant catastrophe of Australia’s first action in WW2
Patrick Walters | April 1, 2021As the Royal Australian Air Force celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look back to Australia’s first action in World War 2.
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Protecting Pacific maritime law
Anthony Bergin | March 29, 2021The growth of coastguards and other maritime law enforcement forces has been particularly evident in Southeast Asia, and Australia should play a role in ensuring these support rather than undermine the rules based international order.