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This piece from Cipher Brief Expert Nick Warner was first published in The Australian and is re-published with permission from the author.
OPINION — We live in turbulent and fast changing times, and there’s work to be done on our national security agencies and architecture by whichever party wins Australia’s upcoming election.
With a boost in defence spending, the establishment of an Office of the National Security Advisor, a reviewed and revitalised DFAT, and a regular health check for the intelligence community, Australia’s national security community will be better prepared to meet the security challenges that lie ahead.
Australia is well served by the men and women who dedicate their careers to working quietly and effectively for the security of Australia, whether they be in DFAT, Home Affairs, Defence, the ADF, AFP or one of our 10 intelligence agencies and entities. From this perspective, we’re in good shape to confront the challenges of the next decade. But those challenges will be more serious than the ones we faced in recent decades, and some of our national security structures and processes need to be sharper.
The Government and the Opposition are right to warn of the deteriorating international security situation.
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With AUKUS and the revitalisation of the Quad, the Morrison Government has begun to lay down some strong new international security foundations that will serve us well in years to come.
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