Is Australia doing enough to make intelligence useful for policymakers, parliamentarians, and cabinet ministers?

How can Australia build an intelligence workforce with a diverse range of skills, interests and backgrounds, and reflective of our society?

How should Australia balance its intelligence independence with alliance integration?

In this episode Chris Taylor and Miah Hammond-Errey join Rory Medcalf to delve into the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review, discussing the role of intelligence in an uncertain world, the relationship between intelligence and policy, and the impact of technology on intelligence.

Chris Taylor is Head of the Statecraft & Intelligence Program at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is the founding CEO of Strat Futures Pty Limited and host of the Technology & Security podcast.

Professor Rory Medcalf AM is Head of the ANU National Security College. His professional experience spans more than three decades across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, journalism and academia.

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Show notes 

• NSC academic programs – find out more.
• Technology & Security podcast
• 2024 Independent Intelligence Review
• Adapting Australian intelligence to the information age

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