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Authors of the new NSC report on subsea cables with NSC staff — Jed Buchanan/NSC

Tue, 11 Aug 2026

NSC launches landmark report on submarine cable resilience

The ANU National Security College has launched a landmark report on Australia’s submarine cable resilience and what's needed to protect this critical infrastructure

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The cable-laying ship Ile de Brehat landing the Coral Sea Cable at Tamarama Beach, Sydney, in 2019 — DFAT

03 August 2026

Connected & protected: building Australia’s submarine cable resilience

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of Australia’s submarine cables network and provides recommendations to promote our economic interests and secure our submarine cables network.

Indo-Pacific
submarine cables
undersea cables
Information technology
critical technology
Telecommunications
National security

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10 August 2026

Australian subsea cables

David Brewster interview | ABC