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laboratory medical equipment with medical sight
Image: Adobe Stock
19 August 2024

Future (bio)made in Australia?

Dirk van der Kley, Dr Dan Santos and Daniel Pavlich propose an industrial biomanufacturing plan to enhance economic security in Australia.
  • Biotech
  • biotechnology
  • Quad
  • Sustainability
  • Climate Change
Bushfires below Stacks Bluff, Tasmania, Australia
Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash
Wed, 9 Oct 2024

The impact of climate change on national security

This public lecture and panel discussion examined the critical link between climate change and national security.  

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Flooded road passing through the railway. A road under water
Adobe Stock
Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Strategic challenges raised by climate change in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar examined the impacts of climate change on security challenges through the lenses of Australia, the South Pacific Islands and European states.

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Flooded road with a caution sign
Adobe Image
08 April 2024

A more prepared Australia

In this paper, William Leben addresses the importance of preparedness in Australia and the need to build resilience to natural disasters.
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Australia
  • Security
  • policy
  • geopolitics
  • resilience
  • Disaster relief
  • Humanitarian assistance
  • preparedness
Boat in Antarctica with icebergs in the background
Photo by Jeremy Stewardson on Unsplash
23 May 2023

The changing value of Antarctica to Australia’s security policy

Isabelle Bond and Dr James Mortensen argue that Antarctic climate science can enhance Australia's security and intelligence, beyond just military and diplomatic goals.
  • Antarctica
  • Australian security
  • Diplomacy
  • Climate Change
The National Security Podcast
10 Oct 2024
The National Security Podcast

The impact of climate change on national security

In this episode, Tom Middendorp, Chris Barrie, Cheryl Durrant, and Sophie Lewis join Danielle Ireland-Piper to examine the critical link between climate change and national security, and what action is needed to mitigate the risks posed by it. 

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Image of Antarctica on a globe. Image: Adobe stock
Image of Antarctica on a globe. Image: Adobe stock
30 March 2023

Cold logic: getting intelligent about Antarctica

In this paper, Isabelle Bond and James Mortensen outline why Antarctica is key to understanding global climate drivers.
  • Antarctica
  • Climate Change
  • Natural disasters
  • Diplomacy
Participants at the climate action roundtable
Jed Buchanan, NSC
21 February 2025

NSC hosts a conversation at the nexus of climate and security

NSC hosts Kurt Vandenberghe, Director General of DG CLIMA, for an in-depth discussion on the intersection of climate and security.
  • Climate Change
  • EU
  • Diplomacy
The National Security Podcast
05 Sep 2024
The National Security Podcast

Transformative and resilient: reflections from the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum

In this episode, Maima Koro, Henritta McNeil and Joel Nilon join Bianca Birdsall to reflect on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum, including the Pacific Resilience Fund, Pacific Policing Initiative, and the role of dialogue partners.

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AUSTRALIAN STAMP - 1994: shows portrait of Sir Robert Gordon Menzies
(Image: Popova Olga/Adobe)
23 November 2025

The Liberal Party is not splitting over net zero: It’s just a policy debate

George Brandis | SMH
bushfire
14 November 2024

Who holds a hose? Climate change as a national security risk in Australian federalism

Dr Danielle Ireland-Piper | The Interpreter
Person holding a cardboard sign at a climate protest saying 'system change, not climate change'
Photo by Ma Ti on Unsplash
14 March 2024

More climate, more gender, more targets, same budget - how will this play out?

Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper | The Intel – Development Policy Lab
Sustainable development concept.
Miha Creative, Adobe Stock
10 June 2025

Harnessing NIC surveillance for better climate security outcomes

Isabelle Bond | The Strategist
Piles of rubbish seen at Kuta Beach in early January in Bali Island, Indonesia
Zenger News, Wikimedia
12 August 2025

Australia should lead in building a regional response to marine plastics

Dr Anthony Bergin and Dr David Brewster | AIIA
Desert
02 October 2025

Applying a national security lens to the International Court’s climate change opinion

Danielle Ireland-Piper | The Interpreter