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The Medicare AI breach raises a question: how quickly should companies be required to report AI incidents?
USSC’s Olivia Shen makes the case for reporting requirements similar to those for critical infrastructure cyber incident.
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Fewer than one in three Australians think their government has properly explained why the US alliance is needed.
What does that mean for Washington’s new ambassador? USSC's @AvaKalinauskas unpacks it.
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Could lower fuel prices in America come at Australia’s expense?
Trump’s proposed diesel export restrictions could affect Australia despite its minimal direct imports from the US. USSC's Robert Monterosso looks at what Washington’s next move could mean.
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The reported Medicare incident is a reminder that AI security challenges are already here.
USSC's Olivia Shen says governments need to address technical debt and strengthen vulnerable systems. Listen ↓
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Former Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo on the future of the US–Australia alliance: forces could operate under their own national commands within “a true hard power alliance” — with substantive institutions, going beyond sentiment and romanticism. #SISF2026
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Former DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese AO on whether Australia needs an alternative to its US alliance strategy: international ruptures call for more than business as usual — “you’d be looking at least to make adjustments to plan A”. #SISF2026
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Drawing on USSC’s public engagement across Australia, Prof. Ben Reilly on support for the US alliance: “the more contact a jurisdiction has with Americans, American personnel… the more enthusiastic they are.” #SISF2026
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Doug Beck, former Director of the US Defense Innovation Unit, on the pace of progress from ethics to export controls: “we're a really long way to moving the speed that we need to”. #SISF2026
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Former US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Dr Lael Brainard @luis_baku32211 says allies weighing trade options should factor in the likely political shift at the upcoming US election, though “it will not mean a return to the status quo ante”. #SISF2026
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USSC's Olivia Shen on Australia’s reliance on frontier AI models: “access to frontier models may be restricted or indeed cut off”. She says this puts Australia in a bind when using the technology for critical national security applications. #SISF2026
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USSC's @HayleyChanner says the first step is acknowledging the problem facing the minerals industry: “But the problem is that there is absolutely no commercial value in digging up minerals and selling them.” #SISF2026
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Former US DepSec of State Dr Kurt Campbell on preparations for Trump–Xi meetings: “the amount of focus that normally goes into these meetings is unimaginable.”
What’s fascinating about Busan, Beijing, and now the Washington meeting is, "they’re just winging it." #SISF2026
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.@TheAsiaGroup's @bec_shrimpton on how closer cooperation could reshape partners’ relationship with the US: “as we do become more integrated, and form different groupings around different challenges, I think Trump might want to be able to be careful what he wishes for.” #SISF2026
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Randy Schriver on the US–Australia alliance: "I think it's incumbent upon the United States to continue to show ourselves as a good partner and an alliance partner, where we can help generate mutual benefit alongside our partners in Canberra." #SISF2026
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Prof. Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to PM Shinzo Abe, on the West’s economic weight: "Importantly, the West, including Japan and Korea, is 50% of global GDP. We can still lead." #SISF2026
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Political scientist @SheenaGreitens on China’s efforts to influence President Trump: "China’s strategy may be a bit more focused on trying to shape presidential thinking as the key mechanism of change and revolution." #SISF2026
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USSC's @lavinalee3 on the CRINKs: "we have to look at what unites them what drives them and also the strategic effect of what they are already doing together." #SISF2026
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32nd Under Secretary of the US Navy @janinedavidson on Trump, "MAGA is a tagline and a bumper sticker and Trump has owned it, but I also think there are underlying things that make people really mad." #SISF2026
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