Australia Needs a Financial Warfare Command - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Australia needs a financial warfare command - Politics, Policy, Political Views

We’ve long accepted that modern warfare isn’t solely fought with tanks and missiles, but Australia is only recently waking up to the uncomfortable reality that money itself has become a weapon – and right now, we’re dangerously under-prepared to fight back. Financial warfare – sanctions, asset freezes, cyberattacks on banks, capital market sabotage, and coercive trade restrictions – is no longer the stuff of US Treasury press releases or spy nov…

Australia faces surge in AI-powered cyber threats & espionage

Australia faces a rise in AI-driven cyber threats and state-sponsored espionage, calling for stronger defences and intelligence-led cybersecurity strategies.