Policy, Guns & Money - Episode 1

Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In this episode our strategists discuss the recent AUSMIN meeting and the state of the alliance. 'Free Speech Panic', judicial changes in Poland and the latest cyber news including the Government's MyHealth record. Links: ‘Free speech panic’: The free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/26/the-free-speech-panic-censorship-how-the-right-concocted-a-crisis How To Disagree Better with Arthur Brooks | The Ezra Klein Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRJuZlTtXVU (section on the ‘art of disagreement’ starts at 30 minutes) Brisbane writers' festival under fire after Germaine Greer and Bob Carr 'disinvited': https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/25/brisbane-writers-festival-under-fire-after-germaine-greer-and-bob-carr-disinvited Chatting with Alternative for Germany: https://alicegreschkow.com/2018/07/18/auf-einen-drink-mit-der-jungen-alternativen/ (in German) NZ Domestic Violence bill: 'A huge win': New Zealand brings in paid domestic violence leave: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/26/new-zealand-paid-domestic-violence-leave-jan-logie New Zealand Grants Domestic Violence Victims Paid Leave: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/world/asia/new-zealand-domestic-violence-leave.html Judicial changes in Poland: Is Poland Retreating from democracy?: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/30/is-poland-retreating-from-democracy British ex-spies warn of risks dealing with Chinese telecom Huawei http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-27/huawei-uk-ex-spies-warn-of-risks/10040944 A Roadmap for reigning in big tech https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/a-roadmap-for-reining-in-big-tech/ And the paper: https://graphics.axios.com/pdf/PlatformPolicyPaper.pdf Health Minister backs down on my health record https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/health-minister-backs-down-on-my-health-record-20180731-p4zuqo.html Audit finds new evidence of cyber security failings within government https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/643126/audit-finds-new-evidence-cyber-security-failings-within-government/ My Health Record agency adds 'reputation', 'public interest' cancellation options to app contracts http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-24/digital-health-agency-changes-my-health-record-app-contracts/10026644 Facebook Identifies an Active Political Influence Campaign Using Fake Accounts https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/facebook-political-campaign-midterms.html Music: "Wicked Things" by Quincas Moreira. YouTube Audio Library.