Security relies on social cohesion

National security and resilience are built through through social cohesion and strong, connected communities as well as military strength and intelligence capability.

Take back the internet

Australia’s digital policy shouldn’t be dictated by a handful of giant American tech platforms and squabbling geopolitical actors.

Surviving supply chain shocks

Australia cannot eliminate risk from global supply chains but we can reduce our exposure, prepare properly and act before disruption compounds.

An office for economic resilience?

The Iran war should become a turning point for Australia’s approach to Economic Resilience. The creation of a federal Office of National Economic Resilience could safeguard our economic resilience in the future.

Independence ain’t dependence

Australia relies heavily on imported fuel and has limited domestic refining capacity, so when the current crisis is over, more long term preparation for future disruptions must begin.

Down in the flood

The significant overlap between social disadvantage and flood risk highlights the need for urgent investment in risk reduction, preparedness, and recovery as severe weather incidents continue to multiply.

Australia needs a real fuel strategy

The temporary fuel excise cut will provide short-term relief but does little to shield households from ongoing volatility in global oil markets and should be followed by a more strategic approach to improve Australia’s energy independence and resilience.

Just-in-time systems + just-in-case people = empty shelves

The real lesson of empty shelves isn’t that people are irrational and panicking but that perfectly rational individual behaviour can overwhelm a fragile system designed to minimise stocks to maximise profits.

Australia’s fuel shock should be no surprise

Australia’s fuel crisis has triggered a familiar response: emergency coordination, reactive policy adjustments and renewed political attention. But the important question is why Australia still responds this way at all.

Boosting rural resilience

Psychological readiness for rural Australians can be just as vital as emergency kits in weathering the risks from fires and floods.

Just add batteries

Tapping into Australia’s growing fleet of household batteries could supply electricity at local scale for hours or days, even if the grid goes down due to weather or other emergencies.

Improving infrastructure resilience

Infrastructure resilience may not look like power projection, but it is what makes national power possible.