policy
Reform of Australia's Electronic Surveillance Framework
Author(s): Stoltz, W, Dalla-Pozza, DDate of publication: 2022
Publication type: Policy
In this submission to the Department of Home Affairs, in response to the Reform of Australia’s electronic surveillance framework discussion paper, Dr Dominique Dalla-Pozza and Dr William Stoltz establish several recommendations.
Australia and the United Kingdom: an Indo-Pacific security agenda for a revitalised partnership
Author(s): Medcalf, R, Nouwens, VDate of publication: 2022
Publication type: Policy
The strategic relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom has gained fresh prominence, with the announcement of AUKUS and Britain’s ‘tilt’ to the Indo-Pacific under its 2021 Integrated Review. In this paper, Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf and Royal...
The Significance and Strategic Context of the 2021 New Caledonia Independence Referendum
Author(s): Thompson, SDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
In this paper from the NSC’s Occasional Briefing series, Associate professor Sue Thompson outlines the significance and strategic context of the 2021 New Caledonia Independence Referendum.
Shaping the Quad's DNA: How can Quad Countries Manage Biotech's Opportunities and Risks?
Author(s): Dirk van der KleyDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
This paper – authored by Dirk van der Kley from the School of Regulation and Global Governance – argues that biotechnology is set to be one of the most lucrative emerging technologies, offering an opportunity for Quad countries to cooperate on biotech standards, ethics, and joint research...
Improving National Security Governance: Options for Strengthening Cabinet Control and Parliamentary Oversight
Author(s): Stoltz, WDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
Following decades of investment, legislative reform, and structural adaptation to changing threats, Australia’s national security apparatus is now one of the most complex and sophisticated in the world. Yet, the Parliamentary and ministerial structures for guiding Australia’s national security...
Data-Driven Technology and National Security: Enhancing Government Collaboration with the Private Sector
Author(s): Gordon, ADate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
In this Policy Options Paper, Alasdair Gordon — CEO of Ecosse Global — argues that to harness rapid advances in machine learning, data analytics, automation and related data-driven technologies, Australia’s intelligence and security community must broaden and deepen partnership with the private...
Parliamentary Submission: The Protection of Freedom of Speech
Author(s): Stoltz, W, Mortensen, JDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
Dr William Stoltz and Dr James Mortensen, of the ANU National Security College, have made a public submission to inform Parliament’s consideration of proposed amendments to the Australian Constitution in relation to the protection of freedom of speech. The submission outlines the national security...
A Techno-Diplomacy Strategy for Telecommunications in the Indo-Pacific
Author(s): Curtis, L, Rasser, MDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
This paper – authored by Lisa Curtis and Martijn Rasser from the Center for a New American Security – argues that the Quad has an opportunity to shape the telecommunications ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific so that key 5G and undersea cable infrastructure are more secure, resilient and open. The...
This Connection is Secure: A 5G Risk and Resilience Framework for the Quad
Author(s): Kuehn, A, Ray, TDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
In the latest paper from the QTN series, the authors – Andreas Kuehn and Trisha Ray from the Observer Research Foundation – argue that the Quad countries need to devise effective ways to jointly manage risk and strengthen resilience of 5G components, domestic and foreign networks and global supply...
A Quad Partnership to Secure Battery Value Chains
Author(s): Wilson, JDate of publication: 2021
Publication type: Policy
This paper from the QTN Series examines batteries as a critical technology. Dr Jeffrey Wilson identifies that the global value chains that produce batteries are insecure and argues that while all the Quad countries recognise the need for secure battery value chains, they are yet to align their...
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