Tributes flow in after the Bondi Beach massacre, Bondi Beach, Sydney
Sardaka, Wikimedia Commons

Hate speech translates into hate action
Anthony Bergin urges the Government to take serious action to combat the evil of antisemitism.
  • Bondi attacks
  • Terrorism & Violent Extremism
  • Israel
  • antisemitism
The National Security Podcast
18 Mar 2026
The National Security Podcast

What is driving the war in Iran – and what comes next?

In this episode, Beth Sanner and Dr Rodger Shanahan join Justin Burke to discuss the drivers of the Iran war, and examine the broader implications for regional and global security.

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The National Security Podcast
26 Jun 2025
The National Security Podcast

Iran, Israel and the future of Middle East security

In this episode, Jessie Moritz and Ian Parmeter join David Andrews in discussion about the unfolding conflicts in the Middle East and their consequences for the future of regional and global security.  

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lighting II aircraft flies over Canberra as part of Skyfire 2026. Picture: Department of Defence
Department of Defence

Six urgent defence lessons Australia must learn from Israel’s conflict with Iran
Anthony Bergin and Mike Kelly argue that Australia should take lessons from the war in Middle-East, the same way it has taken from the Ukraine War.
  • Israel
  • Israel-Palestine
  • Conflict
  • Middle-East
  • War
  • Ukraine

How Israel is forging bonds across the Pacific
Anthony Bergin | The Australian

The lessons from the Middle East war Australia can't afford to ignore
Rory Medcalf interview | SBS

So much news: a mid-year review with Rory Medcalf and Susannah Patton
Rory Medcalf interview | ABC Radio National

Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act – whether you’re a politician or not
Associate Professor Danielle Ireland-Piper | The Conversation

Israel strikes Hamas negotiators in Qatar
David Andrews interview | 7News

The contribution to peace Albanese could make at the UN
Mike Kelly and Anthony Bergin | The Australian

This is the PM’s chance to reset relations with Israel – will he take it?
Anthony Bergin | The Australian

Would Iran Blockade the Strait of Hormuz?
Jennifer Parker | SMH

Not ‘out of the woods’: ‘Extraordinarily fragile’ Israel-Iran ceasefire holds
Nick Rasmussen interview | Sky News

Israel’s strategic anchor to the east
Anthony Bergin and Ramesh Thakur | Australian Jewish News

‘Tragedy, death, violence’: ceasefire deal in Gaza is not on the ‘verge of a breakthrough’
Nicholas Rasmussen | Sky News