Sources: ASPI The Strategist
Australia
(Natalie Treloar – ASPI The Strategist) The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) should evolve into a formal cybersecurity regulator, with a role comparable in principle to what the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) does in Australia’s health sector. The ACSC would have authority to set minimum cybersecurity standards, certify high-risk products and services, investigate major cyber incidents, mandate remediation of systemic vulnerabilities and enforce compliance across critical sectors. It would be responsible for regulation, compliance, certification and public accountability, while the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) would continue to lead operational cyber defence, intelligence, and national cyber operations. – The ACSC should become Australia’s cybersecurity regulator | The Strategist
Australia – India
(Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan – ASPI The Strategist) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Australia last week delivered substantial outcomes, especially in the defence and security sector. Amid growing unease about relying on the United States to resist China, Australia and India are keen to see how they can gain strength from each other, much as Japan and Australia are increasingly working together. Examples of this appeared during Modi’s visit. Australia and India are framing new minilateral coalitions to maximise their strategic options. Where the two will land is not entirely certain because of the limitations of their material power, but they stand a better chance if they work in unison with other Asian partners, such as Indonesia and New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, these were the other two countries that Modi visited last week. – Modi’s visit: Australia, India seek to gain strength from each other | The Strategist
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