Australian Government decision-makers need time and insight to identify and prioritise threats (and opportunities) and devise effective responses. Strategic warning intelligence enables and empowers them to do so. This report contends that Australia's national intelligence community should develop a discrete, institutional strategic warning intelligence function—an Australian Centre for Strategic Warning.

This report reflects on the experiences of the 2017 Independent intelligence review and the implementation of its recommendations, and draws lessons to inform the terms of reference, approach and suggested focus of the next review, which is likely to commence shortly.