Federal Education Minister Jason Clare vetoed research funding to 13 projects ‘for reasons relevant to the security, defence or international relations’.
- Associate Professor (Law), Southern Cross University
The rise of AI and synthetic biology has made deadly diseases look like a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ option for would-be terrorists.
Australia’s universities face escalating, deliberate efforts from foreign spies who want to steal commercially and militarily valuable research.
In an uncertain world, Australia is spending about 1.7% of its Gross Domestic Product on research and development. The OECD average is 2.7%.
The Trump Administration is asking some Australian university researchers about how their work fits in with US foreign and domestic policy.
Australia has foreign interference laws that are meant to prevent meddling in our elections from overseas interests. But they are very complex, and flawed.
As concerns over research security grow, Australia has no national policy or consistent approach.
In its annual threat assessment, the spy agency has named sabotage by foreign actors as an increasing concern - and we too, should take it seriously.
Australia’s allies are serious about the risk of research espionage - and one way or another, we need to catch up.
Foreign interference campaigns have targeted every major social media platform in Australia. But to date, nobody has been prosecuted for this.
A Sydney man has been arrested under Australia’s foreign interference laws for sharing what he claims was open-source information. It could be a test case for the new laws.
One of the biggest headlines in the gaming community last week involved a deepfake porn scandal. Such material is one example of how generative AI can cause immense harm.
The Australian government will temporarily suspend data-sharing regulations so Optus can work with banks and agencies to prevent identity theft.
Australia’s privacy laws are so vague a company can keep your data as long as it ‘needs’.
Australians – and Australian governments – need to get more savvy about data privacy
Russia has sophisticated drone capabilities, but generals may not trust the technology enough to use it.
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