War in Europe. War in the Middle East. Aggression in the South China Sea.

A timely conference for individuals, industry & govts interested in 🇦🇺’s defence & security and how we can better protect our nation & region against the military & information power of rogue regimes ⬇️

Great that The Age takes an interest in ASPI's wellbeing, even if from a humorous perspective.

In all seriousness, the team at ASPI will keep shining light on national security threats, including from the CCP, wherever our future funding comes from.

theage.com.au/national/hawki…

THREAD 1/13. Chinese Communist Party members at China’s anti-doping agency Chinada study General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report to the CCP National Congress in 2022 under the party flag.
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Last week it was reported that Beijing was hiring cyber hackers to attack ASPI. Read my response on why, whether you like, dislike or don’t know ASPI, it “is a sinister attempt to not just intimidate ASPI but interfere in Australian democracy”. It should be a concern to all.

Good thread ⬇️

I thought as a narrative this was important:

“There is now one job at hand: transforming our future capability such that Australia can resist coercion & maintain our way of life in a much less certain region & world. The ADF needs to be entirely focused on this.”

The Darwin Dialogue commences today. Within the critical minerals sector, it's easily the best event on the calendar. Tivan Limited is foundation sponsor, with Christine & Guy on deck this year. ASPI's new report coincides. Enjoy! 🐊🇦🇺🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸 Dr John Coyne Justin Bassi

A timely new ASPI report (ahead of this week’s Darwin Dialogue) 'Reclaiming leadership: Australia & the global critical minerals race', highlights the opportunity & need for 🇦🇺 to work with trusted partners to strengthen the security & sustainability of supply chains ⬇️

Important article noting 🇨🇳 is out-competing 🇺🇸 on satnav research.

ASPI's Critical Tech Tracker revealed this, along with many other techs.

This is a security threat. Govts & industry should use the Tracker ⬇️ to identify trends, gaps & responses.

techtracker.aspi.org.au/tech/satellite…

Strong messages on diversity, inclusion, leadership & the WPS agenda at tonight's event, 'A WPS Agenda Fit for Purpose in the Indo-Pacific'!

Special thanks to Canadian Armed Forces Vice Chief of Defence Staff LTGEN Frances Allen, LTGEN Natasha Fox, Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality, Dr Elise Stephenson &

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Comments by ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 in The Wall Street Journal seem to confirm 🇯🇵 will join #AUKUS Pillar 2 (advanced capabilities other than the SSNs) when PM Kishida meets President Biden in Washington this week.
🧵compiles ASPI analysis of pros/cons of AUKUS expansion, incl. for 🇦🇺
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Tune in to ABC ABC Radio National at 8pm tonight to hear the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance's launch event at ASPI!

Hear Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Lei Cheng, sean turnell and Justin Bassi discuss hostage diplomacy and how to respond.

🎧 ⤵️
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Evan Gershkovich Video of the launch of AWADA, the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance, at ASPI in Canberra, on March 20, with Sean Turnell, Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Cheng Lei. As one commentator put it, “a powerful event and a vital initiative.” youtube.com/watch?v=qqFAx5…

Video of the launch of AWADA, Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance at ASPI with Sean Turnell, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Cheng Lei.

An incredibly important initiative.
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Big update here: 'Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his government has removed Chinese officers who were embedded in the Pacific nation's police force'

Highlights the power of OSINT + strong media reporting

abc.net.au/news/2024-03-2…

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This 60 Minutes Australia episode featured extraordinary footage of Chinese police raids in Fiji in 2017, followed by the 'rendition' of 77 Chinese citizens.

Find out how ASPI Cyber, Tech & Security analyst Daria Impiombato discovered the video & why it was made 👉 bit.ly/3ISHDZW

youtube.com/watch?v=FzW1AP…

It’s good to see ASPI’s work & independence recognised, but it’s untrue that Defence demands to see our research before publication. ASPI didn’t speak to Greg for this piece.

ASPI has an incredible team who will keep producing ground-breaking work.

theaustralian.com.au/commentary/lab…

Classified intel will always be vital to 🇦🇺’s security. But in our digital world open source intel is the flip side of the same coin.

Here we have brilliant analyst @dariimpio pouring sunlight on China’s human rights abuses & extraterritorial police operations in the Pacific. ⬇️

An honour to be a part of the 5th Tokyo Global Dialogue & engage think tankers, industry leaders & govt members on the need for nations like 🇦🇺 & 🇯🇵 to increase collaboration, particularly to ensure economics & security as well as Europe & Indo-Pacific are seen as interconnected.