Australian AI needs a copyright free zone

Australia’s copyright laws block domestic AI development, leaving its institutions dependent on foreign models that foreign governments can compromise.

Australia’s deepfake dilemma

Liberal democracies now have to fill the regulatory vacuum that technology platforms have created. Australia’s greatest strength is its social fabric, and by learning from Denmark, we can reinvest in the shared, verifiable reality that binds our nation together.

Securing Australia’s interests in a Trumpian trade world

Australia must adopt a sophisticated and multi-layered strategy to engage the second Trump administration on trade and security.

Australia needs a new AI strategy

Australia needs a strategic approach to AI that recognises the enormous impact that AI will have on every field, invests in sovereign capabilities, fosters international collaboration, and promotes ethical deployment.

War in the clouds

Relying on foreign cloud providers raises serious concerns about who ultimately controls our data and the systems that host it.

Sports diplomacy

Sports diplomacy can be a potent weapon in the Pacific to improve ties with democratic nations and resits China’s coercive grasp for political power and social influence.

Crowdstrike highlights global complacency

The Crowdstrike fiasco highlights the fragility of the digital economy and drawbacks of a ‘just in time’ service system with no safeguards, fallbacks and spare capacity when things start going wrong.

Cable ties

Australia’s digital connections to the rest of the world depend on sub-sea cables which remain vulnerable to hostile action by other states.