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‘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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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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Jason Goodman
Mon, 3 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Leading through disruption: executive development for senior executives (SES1 and equivalent)

This immersive four-week program provides current and emerging senior leaders with a contemporary perspective on national security and the intersection between domestic and international issues.
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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
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Improving national security governance: options for strengthening cabinet control and parliamentary oversight
William Stoltz proposes reforms to Australia's national security institutions.
  • Legislative reform
  • National Intelligence Community
  • Australian security

Right-sizing the terror threat
Ben Scott | The Interpreter