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Defence & Security Podcast Network

Aug 6, 2026

Defence’s chief data officer and AI strategist explain how autonomy reshapes decision making while keeping commanders accountable for outcomes
 
The Australian Defence Force’s approach to artificial intelligence and autonomous systems is not a rush towards unmanned warfare, it is a disciplined pivot toward...


Aug 5, 2026

Dr Ross Babbage warns that without urgent economic reform and industrial recalibration, Australia risks becoming a client state of Beijing.

Returning to the Defence Connect Podcast, strategic analyst Dr Ross Babbage delivers an unsparing diagnosis: Australia is drifting towards a future of strategic weakness, economic...


Aug 4, 2026

Australia’s next strategic edge will be built beneath the waves, combining autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and AUKUS cooperation to reshape the underwater battlespace.

In a special Defence Connect Podcast episode recorded for the ADSTAR 2026 summit, Admiral Stephen Hughes, on the eve of his retirement,...


Aug 3, 2026

In this week’s podcast, Cyber Daily’s Daniel Croft and David Hollingworth argue for sovereign Australian AI, catch up with the Origin Energy data breach, uncover a Court Services Victoria hack, and ponder the efficacy of taking a foreign chat platform to court over terror content.

Should Aussie banks have access to...


Jul 30, 2026

How can Australia strengthen its future defence workforce while building sovereign industrial capability across shipbuilding, sustainment and advanced military technology?

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro unpack a series of developments across...