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Tue, 2 Jun - Wed, 3 Jun 2026

Intelligence and policy: a powerful pairing

In this program, participants will get a basic understanding of both, intelligence and policy, and will delve into the role that intelligence plays to support policymaking.

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Thu, 4 Jun - Fri, 5 Jun 2026

Future of intelligence

The two-day program aims to give participants a thorough understanding of the emerging priorities and challenges facing agencies in the National Intelligence Community.

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Mon, 15 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Preparing for a secure future (APS 5 & APS 6 and equivalent)

This program is designed to equip newer national security practitioners with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to navigate Australia’s complex national security landscape.

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Mon, 12 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Succeeding on the frontline: executive development for middle managers (EL1 and equivalent)

Middle managers are on the frontline of policymaking and are often called upon to navigate the complexities of national security policy – a growing challenge in an accelerating world of change.

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Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 2 Sep 2026

Intelligence and policy: a powerful pairing

In this program, participants will get a basic understanding of both, intelligence and policy, and will delve into the role that intelligence plays to support policymaking.

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12 March 2025

Five Eyes wide shut: now is the wrong time to pause in shaping Australia’s intelligence agencies

Rory Medcalf writes about the urgent need for Australia to enhance its intelligence capabilities amid global instability and calls for the government to release the intelligence review findings.
  • Intelligence
  • Five Eyes
  • United States
  • Ukraine
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • New Zealand
ASIS Director-General Kerri Hartland at NSC
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01 November 2024

ASIS leader Kerri Hartland emphasises 'human element' in intelligence during exclusive address at NSC

Kerri Hartland delivered a speech at NSC about the importance of the human element in intelligence gathering in an increasingly digital world and busted some myths about working at ASIS.
  • Intelligence
  • Australian Public Service
  • Careers
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31 July 2024

‘Judgment was sacrificed to ambition’: Malcolm Turnbull’s ASIO folly rightly reversed

George Brandis writes about the history of the controversial decision to move ASIO to the Department of Home Affairs and how the recent reversal restores proper oversight and legal constraints.
  • National Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence
  • ASIO
  • Politics
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13 December 2023

Adapting Australian intelligence to the information age

Ben Scott addresses critical reforms needed in Australia’s intelligence landscape to adapt to the evolving information era.
  • Intelligence
  • National security
  • Open-source
  • OSINT
The National Security Podcast
06 Nov 2025
The National Security Podcast

Seeing the unseen: why geospatial intelligence is important

In this episode Kathryn McMullan joins Sally Bulkeley to discuss the importance of geospatial intelligence, how it contributes to statecraft, and how the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) works with other partners to enhance national security and resilience. 

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The National Security Podcast
17 Apr 2025
The National Security Podcast

Is Australia prepared? Lessons from the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review

In this episode Chris Taylor and Miah Hammond-Errey join Rory Medcalf to delve into the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review, discussing the role of intelligence in an uncertain world, the relationship between intelligence and policy, and the impact of technology on intelligence. 

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12 May 2022

A regrettable necessity: the future of Australian covert action

William A. Stoltz analyses the most unexamined component of Australia’s international statecraft, covert action.
  • covert action
  • Australia
  • National Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence
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10 November 2025

ACIC CEO ‘opens the books’ on serious and organised crime

NSC hosted the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission CEO Heather Cook’s inaugural public address on the impact of serious and organised crime on Australia.
  • Transnational crime
  • organised crime
  • Intelligence
  • Five Eyes
  • National Intelligence Community
The National Security Podcast
14 Nov 2024
The National Security Podcast

George Brandis on how politics and national security intersect

In this episode, George Brandis – Australia's former Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United kingdom – joins David Andrews to discuss the politics of national security policymaking.

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The National Security Podcast
21 Nov 2024
The National Security Podcast

Trust and leadership in intelligence and national security: Women in National Security

This episode is a panel discussion, hosted by Meg Tapia at the 2024 Women in National Security LIVE, features Kerri Hartland, Heather Smith, and Heather Cook. They explore leadership in a complex strategic environment, being a 'first,' and the importance of relationships in national security.

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12 February 2021

The domestic security grey zone: navigating the space between foreign influence and foreign interference

Katherine Mansted analyses Australia's response to foreign influence and foreign interference.
  • Australian security
  • foreign influence
  • Foreign Interference
  • Intelligence
  • National Intelligence Community
The National Security Podcast
05 Feb 2026
The National Security Podcast

Why organised crime is now a national security threat

In this episode, Heather Cook joins Rory Medcalf to discuss the evolving landscape of transnational crime and its implications for national security in Australia.

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The National Security Podcast
15 Jun 2023
The National Security Podcast

Australia’s intelligence leaders in conversation

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Director-General of National Intelligence, Andrew Shearer, and Director-General of Security, Mike Burgess, join Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss the state of Australian intelligence.

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03 February 2025

NSC hosts maritime information sharing workshop in Colombo

In January 2025, NSC organised a 5-day workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka, titled 'New frontiers in maritime information sharing in the Indian Ocean'.
  • Maritime
  • Indian Ocean
  • Navy
  • Intelligence
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03 January 2025

State-sanctioned 'dirty little secrets' in national interest

William Stoltz | The Australian
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05 March 2025

US suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine

Rory Medcalf interview | ABC Radio
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15 August 2024

Right-sizing the terror threat

Ben Scott | The Interpreter
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10 June 2025

Harnessing NIC surveillance for better climate security outcomes

Isabelle Bond | The Strategist
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14 November 2024

Will the Intelligence Review bring DIO into the light?

David Schaefer | The Interpreter