This report, produced in collaboration with the International Science Council, calls for the world to pay heed and respond to a range of emerging challenges that could disrupt planetary health and wellbeing. It presents insights on eight critical global shifts that are accelerating the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity and nature loss and...

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 details the significant challenges the world is facing in making substantial strides towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the latest data and estimates. It features areas with setbacks, while also showcasing where tangible progress has been made, for instance, in reducing global child mortality, preventing HIV infection, and access to...

The author of this report argues that nuclear-powered submarines will be central to Australia’s defence strategy in contingencies prioritised by the Defence Strategic Review, such as defeating threats of invasion or stand-off attack, countering a naval blockade, and supporting the regional balance of power.

The Regional Perspectives Research Project is about listening to, and learning from, Pacific people on a range of topics that reflect Pacific priorities, including relationships with other countries. This policy paper summarises the key findings and recommendations from phase 1 of the project.