The February 2010 release of the Rudd government's Counter-Terrorism White Paper: Securing Australia - Protecting our Community, is an important milestone in Australia's evolving national security policy framework. This Policy Analysis offers some ideas on the elements of a more comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy. Image: 'APEC Sydney, Australia 2007', Rusty Stewart / Flickr

This report argues that it's time for Defence to more fully incorporate domestic disaster assistance tasks as part of its core business. Defence is likely to be used more frequently in the future to assist in domestic disaster management. There will be larger and more frequent extreme weather events due to climate change; increased vulnerability...

This paper examines the information sharing vision of the new National Security CIO in light of reforms made towards a more joined-up national security community. It argues that information sharing should be a high priority for improving decision making in Australia’s national security community. The Policy Analysis recommends: Making information discoverable and accessible to authorised...

This report warns that as a result of climate change, disasters are likely to become larger, more complex, occur simultaneously and in regions that have either not experienced the natural hazard previously or at the same intensity or frequency. The report recommends that emergency services will need to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the impact...

This ASPI Strategic Policy Forum examines approaches to countering online radicalisation in Australia. Forum contributors participated in an ASPI outreach dialogue on the topic of internet radicalisation that was held in Perth, Western Australia, in May 2009. Individual speakers and their papers are: Dr Anthony Bergin: The internet as a platform for radicalisation Mr Michael...