ASPI Podcast: Policy, Guns & Money

In Episode 5, our analysts discuss; Conventional v Nuclear Submarines for Australia, an Australian Cyber force - lessons learned from the US, emerging Biosecurity threats and how we can prepare and UNGA - the United Nations General Assembly - who's been saying what. Mentioned in this episode: - John Coyne and Paul Barne's special report: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/weapons-mass-economic-disruption

In episode 4, our strategists discuss the expansion of PLA capabilities, recent concerns about the Chinese surveillance state, the continuing rise of right-wing extremism in Europe and some welcome good news from India. We'd love to hear from you: Please let us know what you think of the podcast at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/policy-guns-money Referenced in this episode: Maddie & Jacky; - Swedish election: deadlock as far right makes gains – as it happened: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/sep/09/sweden-election-live - Swedes give boost to far-right anti-immigration party, even as it falls short of goals: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/swedes-give-boost-to-far-right-anti-immigration-party-even-as-it-falls-short-of-goals/2018/09/09/ec14c7d0-b2d3-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html?utm_term=.a665c37c0e1b - The united German extreme right: https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/cynthia-miller-idriss-daniel-k-hler/united-german-extreme-right - Exploring the threat of far right extremism in Australia: https://hopenothate.com/2018/09/09/exploring-threat-far-right-extremism-australia/ - India Gay Sex Ban Is Struck Down. ‘Indefensible,’ Court Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/world/asia/india-gay-sex-377.html - The British Empire’s homophobic legacy could finally be overturned in India: https://theconversation.com/the-british-empires-homophobic-legacy-could-finally-be-overturned-in-india-81284 - https://www.politico.eu/blogs/berlin-calling/2018/09/chemnitz-germany-afd-the-bad-german/ - https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/77161 - https://berlinpolicyjournal.com/lessons-from-chemnitz/ - https://hopenothate.com/2018/09/09/exploring-threat-far-right-extremism-australia/ Simon Norton: - https://www.aspi.org.au/report/detect-disrupt-and-deny-optimising-australias-counterterrorism-financing-system - Keep in touch with Simon at: https://twitter.com/simonmnorton

In this Special Edition of Policy, Guns and Money, our roving reporter Brendan Nicholson spent time with several speakers at the recent Land Forces2018 conference held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. In this episode you'll hear from Katja Theodorakis from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the ANU. Kate Louis of the Australian Industry Group and Dr Albert Palazzo.

Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In episode 3 our strategists discuss the foreign policy and defence implications of the recent leadership spill, the decision to ban Huawei from the 5G build and economic crisis in Venezuela. Referenced in this episode: Danielle and Tom; - https://www.ft.com/content/e90c3800-aad3-11e8-94bd-cba20d67390c - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/huawei-highlights-chinas-expansion-dilemma-espionage-or-profit/ - https://www.afr.com/opinion/columnists/the-technical-reasons-why-huawei-too-great-a-5g-risk-20180614-h11e3o - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/huawei-lessons-from-the-united-kingdom/ - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-african-union-headquarters-hack-and-australias-5g-network/ - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/much-ado-huawei-part-1/ - https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/much-ado-huawei-part-2/ Maddie and Jacky; - Why a Free Press Matters- Dan Rather and Elliott Kirschner https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/why-a-free-press-matters/567676/ - Life on the line: Inside Venezuela's crisis | Talk to Al Jazeera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0wPU3KOr90 - Takeaways from Venezuela’s long descent – Michael Dempsey https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/takeaways-from-venezuelas-long-descent/ - Drastic new measures for stricken Venezuelan economy https://www.dw.com/en/drastic-new-measures-for-stricken-venezuelan-economy/a-45140757 - Fresh hope for Australian James Ricketson after release of government critics https://www.sbs.com.au/news/fresh-hope-for-australian-james-ricketson-after-release-of-government-critics - Cambodian court details Australian filmmaker's contact with outlawed opposition party http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-29/james-ricketson-contact-with-cambodian-opposition-party-detailed/10175484 - "Hidden Figure" Katherine Johnson Turns 100 https://www.makers.com/blog/hidden-figures-katherine-johnson-turns-100?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=makers_women

Policy, Guns and Money is the fortnightly ASPI podcast. In episode 2 our strategists discuss Australia's reset with China, the true cost of our new Submarine fleet, big tech companies & online censorship and Madeleine Nyst interviews Indonesia expert, Natalie Sambhi. Mentioned in this episode: The Two Grumpy Strategists. - ‘Australia’s China reset’ by John Garnaut. https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2018/august/1533045600/john-garnaut/australia-s-china-reset - Rowan Callick’s ASPI public address: Xi Jinping’s New Era for China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mNaf9Z16Ic - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speech at the University of New South Wales: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/speech-university-new-south-wales Fergus Ryan & Hannah Smith. - Sen. Mark Warner's policy paper for regulating big tech: https://regmedia.co.uk/2018/07/30/warner_social_media_proposal.pdf - Fergus Ryan on Big Tech: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/a-roadmap-for-reining-in-big-tech/ Madeleine Nyst & Natalie Sambhi - Philosophize This! http://philosophizethis.org/ - War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/ - Bombshell. https://warontherocks.com/category/podcasts/bombshell/

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.

Renee Jones talks to Stephen Loosley AM about Trump and Russia

John Coyne talks to Michael Chi about Michaels latest ASPI report, Big Data in national security. Dr John Coyne is Head of the Border Security program at ASPI. Michael Chi is a research Inten at ASPI. Supporting music: Goodnight by Coldnoise. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Coldnoise/Good_Night/ Released under Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/