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The organisation behind antisemitic arson attacks in Australia is now considered a terrorist group. Here’s how the enormously powerful group operates.
Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.
Australian Federal Police arrested a Chinese Natioanl on Saturday, after searching homes in Canberra.
The spy chief also confirmed that in 2022 a number of “undeclared Russian intelligence officers” were removed from Australia.
Political attacks are now supercharged by technology platforms retreating from accountability, and exploited by hostile foreign powers.
Canadians should be alert to foreign interference in the federal election, but the most important thing to do is cast a ballot based on their own well-informed priorities, worries and aspirations.
The chief of the intelligence agency is warning of deeper, wider security threats over the next five years, from both friends and foes. Is the law ready to respond?
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has taken aim at the Albanese government for the second time this week.
Australia has foreign interference laws that are meant to prevent meddling in our elections from overseas interests. But they are very complex, and flawed.
Scientific R&D drives economic competitiveness, military technology and national security. Governments are trying to balance research security with protecting the openness that makes science work.
Government action on foreign disinformation has been limited by the scale, complexity and constant evolution of modern disinformation. Here’s how to do better.
The couple are the first to be charged under Australia’s new espionage act, which was revamped in 2018.
Provinces need to take action to protect municipal elections from foreign interference.
If Canada’s political leaders want the public to trust them, they need to trust citizens with foreign interference information contained in a recent security and intelligence report.
The perspectives of people from diaspora communities on how to stop foreign interference must be part of Canada’s electoral landscape so that Canadian democracy remains resilient.
The scheme is not working to increase transparency or prevent foreign interference. The registration site attracts little traffic, and most Australians probably don’t know the scheme exists.
ASIO is effective in defeating threats and being transparent in reporting on them, but its latest annual threat assessment leaves room to question its strategic priorities.
Australia’s flexible and proportionate response to the risks of research espionage and foreign interference balance security with the necessity of international collaboration.
In this podcast, Liberal Senator James Paterson joins The Conversation to discuss the High Court's ruling, his concerns about rising anti-Semitism, rising cyber risks, and Australia's future relations with China
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Associate Professor (Law), Southern Cross University
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Managing Editor, Australian National University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, China Institute, University of Alberta
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Professor, History and Director, Past Wrongs, Future Choices, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor and Director of the Radical Centre Reform Lab at Macquarie University Law School, Macquarie University
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Researcher, Social Work, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University