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No worries? Australian attitudes to national security, risk and resilience
This landmark report by NSC draws on nationally representative surveys involving more than 20,000 Australians to reflect a whole-of-nation threat perception.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
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Two in three Australians worried about ‘national security’ and perceptions of underpreparedness widespread: new national study
Australians are increasingly concerned about the country’s security environment, and most feel the nation is underprepared for the threats it faces, according to new research by NSC.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
Bushfires below Stacks Bluff, Tasmania, Australia
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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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Voices from across Australia: Community Consultations Engagement Report
Drawing on in-person consultations across the country and 100 written submissions, this report captures how Australians understand national security in their own words.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
Bangladesh Army modular infantry
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Bangladesh’s new military-led government has a tough job ahead
David Brewster writes about how the Bangladeshi Army has little appetite to stay in power after the recent violent protests, but it will be a messy and drawn-out job to restore civilian rule.
  • Bangladesh
  • Military
  • Protests
  • Indian Ocean
  • India
Australian Army soldiers from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment conduct mechanised training alongside soldiers from the Indonesian National Armed Forces during Exercise Wirra Jaya in Purworejo, Indonesia.
Australian Department of Defence

David M. Andrews responds to “United front: Australia needs a military alliance with Indonesia” by Sam Roggeveen
David Andrews explains why the model of the Australia-Indonesia military alliance proposed by Sam Roggeveen is not a realistic one.
  • Indonesia
  • Alliances
  • Defence
  • Military
Originating from Toowoomba in Queensland, Able Seaman Dominic Turkalj has joined Victoria’s fight against COVID-19 to support Victoria Police in the hotel quarantine program and provides insight into his experience with Operation COVID-19 Assist in Melbourne, Victoria.
CAPT Kristen Cleland, ADF
22 Jul 2026

Is Australia ready for the next pathogen threat?

In this episode, Sharryn Parker speaks with Esperanza Martinez and Nicholas Thomson about why pathogen preparedness, human security and health need to be understood as part of Australia’s broader security picture. 

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NSC represented at the US Indo-Pacific Command's Military Law and Operations conference
Senior Policy Advisor David Andrews represented the College at the US Indo-Pacific Command's MILOPS conference.
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Indo-Pacific
  • China
  • United States
  • ASEAN
  • Alliances
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Boots in Bowral: the military occupation of Bowral and its effects on Australian Defence policy
James Mortensen and Sue Thompson explore the historical circumstances for the Bowral call-out of troops by examining recently released archival material.
  • Australian Defence Force
  • Military
  • counterterrorism

Why the world is spending more on weapons than ever before
David Andrews interview | The Newsmakers

Interoperability: the missing link in Indo-Pacific security
Jennifer Parker | The Interpreter