The Defence Connect Podcast Network hosts a unique series of podcasts, featuring discussions with key enablers from across the Australian defence industry. The podcasts provide the perfect blend of business intelligence and insights from a range of guests, which include government officials, ADF personnel, industry stakeholders, and members of the academic community. By aligning ourselves with the ADF and the Commonwealth government, we are uniquely placed to deliver a dynamic 360° platform ...
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There is no doubt that Indonesia, with over 17,000 islands stretched across a vast archipelago, is a complex country. And not far away is Australia, a large continent equally rich in natural resources. But they say there are no two neighbours in the world as different as Australia and Indonesia and we’d like to help bridge the gap. Join international affairs enthusiasts Nurina Savitri and Samantha Yap to chat about a diverse range of topics that shape the politics, culture and society in Aus ...
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CONTESTED GROUND: Espionage and disrupting non-state adversaries
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman unpack the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and how state actors disrupt their non-state adversaries. The podcast begins with an analysis into the fragility of supply chains, examining the pager attack…
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Confronting Australia’s dwindling belief in itself and the national security implications, with Scott Hargreaves, Institute of Public Affairs
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In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Scott Hargreaves, executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), to discuss two recently released reports commissioned by the IPA. The pair begin the conversation by discussing the IPA’s recent independent poll into Defending Australia’s Way of Life, which f…
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CYBER UNCUT: Unpacking the new safe harbour protections and dodgy AI use in business
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, hosts Liam Garman and Daniel Croft unpack new “safe habour” protections unveiled by the federal government, before looking into some recent hacks and controversy surrounding artificial intelligence. The pair begin the podcast examining the new “safe harbour” protections unveiled by Minister for Cyber Secu…
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CONTESTED GROUND: Irregular warfare in Ukraine and Russian information operations, with MAJGEN (Ret’d) Gus McLachlan
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman invite Major General (Ret’d) Gus McLachlan back for a follow-up podcast, unpacking irregular warfare, information operations and military modernisation. They begin the podcast discussing Russia’s “little green men” during the invasion of …
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The future of land warfare for Australia and our UK partners with Tom Newman, Babcock Land CEO
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In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, recorded live from Land Forces 2024, host Steve Kuper is joined by the chief executive of Land for Babcock International, Tom Newman, to discuss the evolution of land warfare. The pair discuss: The pair discuss the latest announcements and key focus points for Babcock at the 2024 Land Forces exhibitio…
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SPOTLIGHT: Deconstructing Defence’s Digital Engineering Strategy, with Downer’s Rachel Hatton and Connie Heaney
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Downer Professional Services’ Rachel Hatton, General Manager - Mission Engineering, and Connie Heaney, General Manager - Advisory & Technical Services, join Liam Garman to discuss what Defence’s Digital Engineering Strategy means for Australia, offer insights on digital and mission engineeri…
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CONTESTED GROUND: The enduring opportunities of the Australia–US relationship, with former ambassador Joe Hockey
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Joe Hockey, former Australian ambassador to the United States, joins hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson and Steve Kuper to discuss the continued importance of the Australia–US relationship. The trio begin by discussing the fallout of the latest presidential debate between conte…
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CYBER UNCUT: Fortinet hacked, a data breach in New Zealand, and new privacy laws in Australia
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In this episode of Cyber Uncut, host David Hollingworth is joined by Daniel Croft to unpack the week in cyber security. From hacks abroad and closer to home, the changing tactics of the once prolific LockBit ransomware gang, to new Australian laws introduced to protect our privacy and stop the spread of misinformation, the pair cover a lot of groun…
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CONTESTED GROUND: Developing true sovereign capability, with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie MP
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Andrew Hastie MP, shadow minister for defence and shadow minister for defence industry, joins hosts Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman to discuss how Australia must develop sovereign capability amid growing geopolitical uncertainty. The trio begin the podcast discussing how Australia needs to support Defen…
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CONTESTED GROUND: Irregular operations in Afghanistan and grey zone warfare in the APAC region, with MAJGEN (Ret’d) Gus McLachlan
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Major General (Ret’d) Gus McLachlan, former Commander Forces Command, joins hosts Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman to unpack modern asymmetrical warfare: from the Taliban in Afghanistan to Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the Philippine Sea, and even how social media is spurring…
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From the front gate to your plate and the world’s – Food security in the era of great power competition, with AgSecure’s Andrew Henderson
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Andrew Henderson, principal of AgSecure. The pair discuss: The role and importance of Australia’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry in the nation’s security. The importance of maintaining the nation’s access to sea lines of communication that provides the nation’s …
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SPOTLIGHT: Advanced ICT, emergency services and managing remote sites – how industry supports Defence’s key objectives, with Ventia’s John Rogers and Belinda Grealy
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Ventia’s John Rogers, executive general manager - defence, and Belinda Grealy, executive general manager - telco fixed networks, join host Liam Garman to unpack how industry can help support Defence’s strategic objectives, including delivering advanced ICT capabilities, providing emergency r…
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CYBER UNCUT: Scam prevention and protecting the community, with ANZ’s Shaq Johnson
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In this episode of Cyber Uncut, Shaq Johnson – ANZ bank’s head of customer protection – joins hosts David Hollingworth and Liam Garman to break down the current scam landscape in Australia, from what the scammers are doing to the real, personal impacts of falling victim to a scam. As Hollingworth says in the podcast, 164,111 scams have been reporte…
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Demystifying deterrence and its role in Australia’s future, with the National Institute for Deterrence Studies
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Natalie Treloar, Dr Carl Rhodes and Christine Leah, PhD, of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies. The group discuss a range of topics, including: The evolution of deterrence theory throughout the Cold War and in the post-Cold War world as we face an era of great …
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SPOTLIGHT: Self-reliance in the Australian tech ecosystem, with Atturra’s Noel Derwort
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Noel Derwort, Executive General Manager – Advisory for Atturra, joins host Liam Garman to discuss how Atturra is embracing diversity of thought to deliver efficiencies for Defence, and how the company offers a truly sovereign capability for the ADF. The pair begin the podcast examining how A…
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SPOTLIGHT: Data-driven decision making in Defence estate management, with Mel Evans and John Parisella
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Ventia’s Melanie Evans, group executive/CIO - digital services, and John Parisella, general manager transformation - defence, join host Liam Garman to unpack how Ventia’s new and emerging data-driven capabilities are supporting decision making in Defence. Evans and Parisella begin the podcas…
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CONTESTED GROUND: Long-range strike, Iran v the GOP and warfighting in the EMS
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In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the ADF’s Information Warfare Division, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the importance of long-range strike as a deterrent and how Australia is uplifting its cyber and information warfare capabilities. MAJGEN (Ret’d) Thompson begin…
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In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Steve Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Liam Garman unpack Ukraine’s Kursk offensive, Australia’s exposure to global economic headwinds and Iran’s mooted response to Israel’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The podcast commences with an analysis of Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk, before examining w…
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SPOTLIGHT: T&E in an era of rapid Defence modernisation, with Graeme Bick and Dr Keith Joiner
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Graeme Bick, global test and evaluation campaign chief solution architect at QinetiQ, and Adjunct Associate Professor Dr Keith Joiner, engineering management and systems engineering at Old Dominion University, join host Liam Garman to discuss how T&E, certification, and systems assurance are…
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CONTESTED GROUND: UK riots, Australia’s terror threat, and policing speech
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Contested Ground podcast, where hosts Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack how nations vie for influence below the threshold of armed conflict. In this episode, the hosts unpack how foreign actors sought to stoke tensions during the recent English riots and how social med…
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CYBER UNCUT: Backups – the CISO’s secret weapon, with Cohesity’s James Blake
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In this episode of Cyber Uncut, James Blake, head of global cyber resiliency strategy at Cohesity, joins host Liam Garman to discuss how businesses can respond to destructive ransomware and wiper attacks – and why chief information security officers (CISOs) should perceive backups as a secret weapon in the fight against malicious actors. The pair b…
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Setting the AUKUS record straight, with Dr Ross Babbage
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Dr Ross Babbage, CEO of Strategic Forum and senior non-resident fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. The pair begin their conversation discussing the origins of Dr Babbage’s report for the Lowy Institute, Deterrence and alliance power: Why the AUK…
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Regional business and the defence supply chain, with Mandy Walker
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, the 2024 Western Australian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award winner, Mandy Walker, joins senior journalist Robert Dougherty to discuss new ways to integrate regional businesses into the defence supply chain to resist seasonal challenges in Australia. The pair discuss the 2024 WA AgriFutures Rural Women…
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CYBER UNCUT: The growing vulnerability of Australia’s healthcare sector, with AUCloud’s Peter Maloney
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Peter Maloney, CEO and managing director of AUCloud, joins host Liam Garman to examine the 71 per cent year-on-year increase in cyber attacks against healthcare systems and the risks that this will pose for regular Australians. The pair begin the podcast by unpacking key findings from the 2024 Cyber Secur…
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Afghanistan, artillery and the Australian Defence Force, with Adrian Bucci
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Australian Army veteran Adrian Bucci joins senior journalist Robert Dougherty to discuss life in the Australian Defence Force, his deployment to Afghanistan, and becoming the first Australian forward observer to fire artillery on operations since the Vietnam War. The pair discuss Major (Ret’d) Bucci’s…
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SPOTLIGHT: Establishing freedom of manoeuvre in the EMS, with L3Harris’ Ed Zoiss
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems at L3Harris, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how integrated all-domain electronic warfare is a fundamental capability in today’s defence landscape, and how the Australian Defence Force must establish freedom of manoeuvre in the electromagnetic…
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SPOTLIGHT: Test and evaluation for nuclear submarine operations, with QinetiQ’s Christopher Groves and Graeme Bick
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Christopher Groves, former Royal Navy submariner and underwater business development lead at QinetiQ, and Graeme Bick, QinetiQ’s global test and evaluation campaign chief solution architect, join host Liam Garman to unpack how test and evaluation will be critical for the success of Australia…
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CYBER UNCUT: Coming to grips with the increasing severity of IT outages
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In this episode of the Cyber Daily podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Liam Garman unpack how society must come to terms with the growing magnitude of IT mishaps and recent changes to Australia’s cyber security leadership. The podcast begins by analysing the CrowdStrike IT outage and how IT mishaps will increasingly…
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A robust relationship with plenty to offer both, with representative Douglas Hsu, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
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In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks to Taiwan’s most senior representative, Douglas Hsu, to discuss the bilateral relationship and opportunities, and the China question. The pair discuss a range of topics affecting the future of both Australia and Taiwan and the future of security in the Indo-Pacific regi…
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SPOTLIGHT: What Australia can learn from the US, British and European defence sectors, with Nova Systems’ Dean Rosenfield and Shelley Willsmore
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Nova Systems CEO Dean Rosenfield and chief people officer Shelley Willsmore join host Liam Garman to unpack key lessons from the war in Ukraine for Australia’s industrial base and how Australia can better collaborate with its AUKUS partners. Rosenfield and Willsmore begin the podcast examini…
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How martial arts can support the veteran community, with Scott Steer
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Australian Army veteran and judoka Scott Steer joins Liam Garman to discuss how he and his team are supporting Australia’s veteran community through martial arts with the Veterans Grappling Foundation. The pair discuss Steer’s career in judo before joining the Australian Army, and where he developed t…
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SPOTLIGHT: Leveraging AUKUS to build a credible submarine deterrence, with VADM (Ret’d) Dave Johnson
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Vice Admiral (Ret’d) Dave Johnson, vice-president at L3Harris Technologies, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how L3Harris is leveraging technology-sharing arrangements under the AUKUS partnership to support Australian Defence capability, and how the company is supporting Australia’s transiti…
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CYBER UNCUT: Making your ICS/OT environments cyber secure, with Dragos’ Lesley Carhart
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Lesley Carhart, director of incident response for North America at Dragos, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how businesses can improve their ICS/OT cyber processes, before giving some tangible advice for business leaders on how they can build their incident response plans. The pair begin the podcast by un…
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Assessing the region’s rapidly closing risk window, with Mike Pezzullo
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by the former deputy secretary strategy in the Department of Defence and secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo, to take a look into the not-too-distant future of the Indo-Pacific’s balance of power. The pair begin their discussion with a conversation …
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CYBER UNCUT: Assange – journalist or traitor?
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Liam Garman analyse the genesis of the Optus and Medibank hacks before debating the return of Julian Assange to Australia. The pair begin the podcast by pulling apart recent findings on the cause of the Optus and Medibank hacks, as well as the re…
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Becoming the world’s most cyber-secure nation, with Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil
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In this special crossover episode of the Defence Connect Podcast and Cyber Uncut podcast, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil joins Liam Garman to unpack how the Albanese government aims to make Australia the world’s most cyber-secure nation by 2030 and gives firsthand insight into upcoming cyber security legislat…
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CYBER UNCUT: Becoming the world’s most cyber secure nation, with Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil joins Cyber Daily editor Liam Garman to unpack how the Albanese government aims to make Australia the world’s most cyber secure nation by 2030 and give firsthand insight into upcoming cyber security legislation to keep us safe online. …
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Local infrastructure – key to delivering Defence capabilities, with Cr Peter Hudson
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Rockingham City Councillor Peter Hudson joins host Liam Garman to unpack the role of local government in delivering infrastructure needed for AUKUS Pillars I and II. Cr Hudson and Garman begin unpacking the infrastructure that is needed to deliver large-ticket defence items, and how Australia needs a …
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CYBER UNCUT: LockBit out for revenge and the latest insights from the Australian Cyber Security Summit
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In this episode of Cyber Uncut, Liam Garman and Daniel Croft unpack the latest cyber security news, complete with some interesting lessons for business leaders from this year’s Australian Cyber Security Summit. The pair begin the podcast with an update on allegations of a breach at a global professional services company, before analysing how busine…
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CYBER UNCUT: Australian Cyber Security Summit edition!
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In this episode, the Cyber Daily team went live at the Australian Cyber Security Summit, where we caught up with AUCloud’s Peter Maloney, Mercury ISS’ Edward Farrell, and Brendan Dowling – Australia’s ambassador for cyber affairs and critical technology. Farrell talks about his company’s 10-year journey and how Mercury ISS has expanded its cyber se…
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A growing chorus calls for a national security strategy, with ANU’s Professor John Blaxland
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks with Professor John Blaxland about Australia’s growing need for a national security strategy. The pair also discuss: Blaxland’s history as an Army intelligence and signals officer, his transfer to the Australian National University, and his career as an academic working in Wash…
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Doing the rounds – the week that was in Defence and defence industry
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, hosts Steve Kuper and Rob Dougherty discuss the events and topics that were making headlines across industry. Reporting live from the 2024 Australian Cyber Security Summit in Canberra, the pair also discuss: The Ukrainian ambassador’s indication of interest in Australia’s retiring Tiger attack helicop…
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Unpacking the history of Australia’s defence policy and posture, with Michael Pezzullo
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by former deputy secretary strategy in the Department of Defence and secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo, to discuss the “long arc” of Australia’s defence policy. The pair begin their discussion focusing on the early days of Australia’s “sovereign” …
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Liam Garman, Steve Kuper, and Robert Dougherty address confusion surrounding the government’s recent recruitment announcement and examine why governments in the West remain complacent despite the continued rise of authoritarian powers. Dougherty unpacks the federal government’s recent announcement to …
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SPOTLIGHT: Unlocking Defence performance through infrastructure design, with HDR’s Tim Napper
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Tim Napper, federal principal at HDR, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how the Australian Defence Force can unlock the best from its soldiers, sailors, and aviators through estate design. The pair begin by discussing how the Commonwealth needs to review how it thinks about infrastructure – a…
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CYBER UNCUT: Ticketmaster hacked, BreachForums back online, and some crazy tweets!
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Liam Garman, David Hollingworth, and Daniel Croft unpack a crazy week in cyber security – with millions of Australians caught up in attacks through to splits within the hacking community. The trio unpack the recent Ticketmaster breach – with millions of users impacted nationwide – and the surprising name …
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US Space Force engages with Australian SMEs at AusSpace24
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, editor of Space Connect Adam Thorn, Steve Kuper, and Liam Garman unpack AusSpace24 – Australia’s biggest space sector event. The podcast begins by unpacking how Brigadier General Anthony Mastalir, Commander, US Space Force Indo-Pacific, and Major General Gregory Novak, Defence Space Commander, deliver…
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CYBER UNCUT: Generative AI – driving business efficiency but also creating new cyber vulnerabilities, with Chris Fisher from Vectra AI
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In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Chris Fisher, regional director of ANZ at Vectra AI, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are creating new exploits for malicious actors and how cyber professionals can best prepare for these emerging threats. Fisher and Garman begin the podcast by examining h…
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Australia’s growing need for a national security strategy, with Andrew Wallace MP
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In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks with deputy chair of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security (PJCIS), Andrew Wallace MP. The pair begin their discussion focusing on the importance and need for the creation of a parliamentary joint committee on defence, with similar oversight powers to t…
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Since Ireland was partitioned in 1920 its reunification has seemed impossible. Many still feel that way, partly because of the bloody legacy of past conflict. In the North, however, the demographic majority of Ulster Protestants is lost, and Ulster unionists are no longer the largest voting bloc: in the 2023 local government elections their combine…
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