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This chapter by Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva explores how female migrants from Central Asia negotiate belonging, identity, and adaptation in multicultural Australia.
Drawing on in-person consultations across the country and 100 written submissions, this report captures how Australians understand national security in their own words.
This landmark report by NSC draws on nationally representative surveys involving more than 20,000 Australians to reflect a whole-of-nation threat perception.
This report by Pascale Taplin summarises discussions with several First Nations people of northern Australia, including the Torres Strait, about their attitudes towards national security.
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The National Security Podcast
Security, power and the perspectives we miss
In this episode, Sharryn Parker speaks with Professor Valerie Hudson and Dr Elise Stephenson about realism, power and the perspectives often missing from traditional security debates.
The National Security Podcast
Beyond oil: what the Hormuz crisis means for Australia
In this episode, Walter Colnaghi and David Leaney join Sharryn Parker to discuss what the Hormuz crisis means for Australia’s economic security.
The National Security Podcast
“The future is expensive” – managing cost-of-living while investing in security
In this episode, Aruna Sathanapally, Richard Denniss and Michael Stutchbury join Rory Medcalf to examine the intersection of national security, economic pressure and social resilience.
The National Security Podcast
2026 National Defence Strategy: evolution, not revolution
In this episode, David Andrews joins Sharryn Parker to unpack Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy – what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what it means for national resilience and deterrence.
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