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Defence & Security Podcast Network

The Defence & Security Podcast Network hosts a unique series of podcasts, featuring discussions with key enablers from across the Australian defence and security industry. The podcasts provide the perfect blend of business intelligence and insights from a range of guests, which include government officials, ADF personnel, industry stakeholders, and members of the academic community. By aligning ourselves with the ADF and the Commonwealth government, we are uniquely placed to deliver a dynamic 360° platform that bridges the gap between the customer (Defence) and industry. We split our focus not just into the traditional sectors of Land (Army), Air (Air Force) and S...

CONTESTED GROUND: Apathy, complacency and the 'Lucky Country', Australia's predicament is entirely self-inflicted, with Ben Dullroy

55 mins; March 30, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: AI firms to face child safety fines, Iranian hackers hacked and was Lockheed Martin breached?

46 mins; March 27, 2026

SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: 125 years of the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army

53 mins; March 26, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: Australian resilience during a crisis and sovereign industrial capability

15 mins; March 25, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property

41 mins; March 24, 2026

SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia's AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis

41 mins; March 23, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia

33 mins; March 23, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: CommBank bets on AI security, pro-Iran hackers target healthcare, and do injunctions really work?

39 mins; March 19, 2026

THE PROGRESS REPORT: The mission to make military children visible

52 mins; March 19, 2026

Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence

31 mins; March 19, 2026

SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem with DEWC Services Rian Whitby

29 mins; March 18, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: The intersection of finance, organised crime, terrorism and foreign interference with Keith Bulfin

42 mins; March 18, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: The fragility of Australia's energy ecosystem, with AVM (Ret'd) John Blackburn AO

50 mins; March 16, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Meta buys out Moltbook, and understanding insider threats with special guests from Clayton Utz

58 mins; March 15, 2026

The MC-55A Peregrine and the future of ADF airborne reconnaissance, with Alan Clements

25 mins; March 11, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: Australia faces fallout closer to home as Iran continues to fight back

33 mins; March 11, 2026

AUKUS infrastructure, public perceptions and nuclear-powered submarines, with Fred Thomas MP

10 mins; March 09, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Users flee ChatGPT, CommBank reports $1bn fraud, and Iran conflict, with ThreatLocker's Danny Jenkins

38 mins; March 09, 2026

THE PROGRESS REPORT: From the cockpit to the dockyard

46 mins; March 06, 2026

Iran escalation, munitions supplies and the Middle East's path to peace

43 mins; March 04, 2026

SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government's James Raby

34 mins; March 02, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Qantas' AI backlash, hacker goes on Aussie spree, and Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan joins the pod

57 mins; March 01, 2026

Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner

47 mins; February 25, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: We're no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure

42 mins; February 24, 2026

Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing

26 mins; February 23, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: AI adoption too slow, youX hack compromises hundreds of thousands, and Genetec's Mathieu Chevalier

47 mins; February 22, 2026

THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 Seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship

44 mins; February 19, 2026

Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia's Gaza deployment

40 mins; February 18, 2026

ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout

34 mins; February 11, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: French cops target X, inside the 0APT hacking group, and an Epstein files discovery

33 mins; February 08, 2026

THE PROGRESS REPORT: From Army engineering to the C-suite – breaking the glass ceiling in Defence

60 hours 39 mins; February 06, 2026

Defence Estate Audit, Afghanistan aid and unrest in the United States

39 mins; February 04, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency

38 mins; February 04, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Beware employee theft, NSW launches cyber strategy, NZ law firm hacked, and World Data Privacy Day

42 mins; February 01, 2026

US ambassador shift, Abrams evolution and rupture of the global order

31 mins; January 28, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout of the US' Venezuela raid on the global 'rules-based' order

18 mins; January 27, 2026

SPOTLIGHT: Decision intelligence, data analytics, and sovereign capability, with Atturra's Petar Bielovich

22 mins; January 26, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Grok still under fire, potential ASRock data breach, and watchdog targets automated decision making

43 mins; January 25, 2026

THE PROGRESS REPORT: Clearing the sky for the next generation – a conversation with Sue-anne Munckton

58 mins; January 22, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's efforts to combat extremism, anti-Semitism, and balance freedom

23 mins; January 20, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: The Pentagon backs Grok, Victorian schools hacked, and Bandcamp says no to AI

37 mins; January 18, 2026

Venezuela, US military intervention and cartel power vacuums, with Cesar Alvarez

35 mins; January 14, 2026

CYBER UNCUT: Grok's sexual abuse, Qantas' AI shift, and Trump's cyber warfare?

35 mins; January 11, 2026

Venezuela, dark fleet shipping and the blurred lines of maritime law, with Salvatore Mercogliano

33 mins; January 08, 2026

CONTESTED GROUND: Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and America's resurgence

39 mins; January 07, 2026

SPOTLIGHT: Confronting a contested Indo-Pacific, with Lockheed Martin's Admiral (Ret'd) Phil Davidson

33 mins; January 07, 2026

Robotics and artificial intelligence in the military domain, with Lieutenant Colonel Dr Adam J Hepworth

35 mins; December 25, 2025

Maritime power, naval readiness and civilian preparedness, with Jennifer Parker

34 mins; December 22, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Bondi shooting misinformation, ShinyHunters returns, and how to stay cyber safe while travelling

45 mins; December 21, 2025

Radicalisation and national security after the Bondi Beach terror attack, with Dr Levi West

49 mins; December 17, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Sovereign capability and the evolving battlespace, with Saab's Andy Keough and Nova Systems' Dean Rosenfield

31 mins; December 15, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: The nexus of national security, social cohesion and grey-zone warfare

14 mins; December 15, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: The Pentagon's new AI platform, SafePay ransomware scores a hat-trick, and social media ban

34 mins; December 14, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: The Power of persistence and passion in aviation

42 mins; December 11, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: AUKUS, industry acceleration and the future of Pillar 2, with Peter Dean and Hans Tench

46 mins; December 10, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's strategic crossroads and aspects of national resilience

46 mins; December 09, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Maritime readiness and the evolving AUKUS journey, with Leidos' Kevin Quarderer and ANU's Jennifer Parker

23 mins; December 08, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: The National AI Plan, social media ban worries, and Aussie retailer Oxford hacked – plus e-sports!

37 mins; December 07, 2025

Launched effects and attack helicopter modernisation, with Terry Jamison

23 mins; December 03, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Leveraging digital capabilities to empower Defence with Dee Lucero and Mohammad Siddique, DXC Technology

42 mins; December 01, 2025

Holiday scams, pollies warned ahead of Chinese visit, and Russian hackers sanctioned

30 mins; November 30, 2025

The Progress Report: The drone age and STEM's next generation

40 mins; November 27, 2025

Looking back on the year that's been, with the Honourable Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry

39 mins; November 27, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Surging forward under Australia's maritime modernisation, with L3Harris' Alan Clements

27 mins; November 25, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: Peace in sight but questions remain about future of Russia–Ukraine conflict

29 mins; November 25, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: NVIDIA's earnings up, Black Friday scams, a new ransomware group emerges, Russian hacking sanctions

38 mins; November 23, 2025

Building a resilient, competitive industrial base with Brian Schimpf, Anduril Industries CEO

32 mins; November 19, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: The future of Defence's digital transformation with Leighton Freene and Murray Thompson, Kinetic IT

28 mins; November 17, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Proofpoint's Ryan Kalember and Adrian Covich on CISO trends and dealing with growing cyber threats

31 mins; November 16, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: Hacktivists target ADF program, China counters Australia in the Pacific

35 mins; November 14, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: Authentic leadership, vulnerability, and owning your storm

49 mins; November 11, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Empowering the digital transformation of Defence, with DXC Technology

35 mins; November 10, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Lumify Work's Louis Cremen talks about AI risks and opportunities, staff training, and how to protect data

43 mins; November 09, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Change through collaboration – the future of secure communications, with PentenAmio

28 mins; November 05, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: The role of AUKUS Pillar 2 in shaping the future, with Leidos Australia's Zac Smith and ASPI's Dr Malcolm Davis

43 mins; November 04, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: OpenAI and mental health, government agencies caught up in hack, and a copyright win for Aussie musos

47 mins; November 02, 2025

The Defence and Veterans' Service Commission launch and the long road ahead, with Isaac Ohlin

17 mins; October 30, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: Leadership, mental health and life's balancing act

40 mins; October 29, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: The digital transformation reshaping the ADF, with Mark Gainsford and Matt Dodds, Systematic

38 mins; October 28, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: HIMARS, the littoral and maritime strike, with Josh Woodward and Wayne Harrison, Lockheed Martin

35 mins; October 27, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Wikipedia's AI woes, Tassie NFP hit by ransomware, and Bryan Cranston strikes back

44 mins; October 26, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: From PNG to Gaza – what's defining Australia's security future

29 mins; October 23, 2025

Veteran Games, defence treaties and ADF recruitment, with former commando Heston Russell

58 mins; October 22, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Naval infrastructure at the core of next-gen naval capability

37 mins; October 20, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: CBA's AI woes, the Qantas leak, and a chat with SolarWinds

53 mins; October 19, 2025

Australia's role in a multipolar world with Mike Pezzullo and Ross Babbage

65 hours 19 mins; October 16, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: From sad Sundays to lifelong bonds: The stories of war Widows

75 hours 43 mins; October 15, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Testing for tomorrow – how Nova Systems is building Australia's sovereign T&E backbone

36 mins; October 14, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Aussie fined over deepfakes, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters goes wild, and Asahi hacker revealed

47 mins; October 12, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: The information and financial risks to national unity

28 mins; October 10, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: Accenture cuts staff for AI, Asahi's cyber attack, and GoAnywhere's latest vulnerability

44 mins; October 05, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: Resilience, hope and the passion to heal, with Families of Veterans Guild

60 hours 16 mins; October 01, 2025

CYBER UNCUT : NSW schools to get AI tool, AI Charlie Kirk, EU airports hacked and charities get a cyber helping hand

45 mins; September 28, 2025

Food security, biosecurity and national resilience with Andrew Henderson, director of AgSecure

36 mins; September 24, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Shaping the future of ADF training and simulation with Benjamin Rice, managing director of Coherics

33 mins; September 23, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: SA launches EdChat, a new 'sophisticated' ransomware gang, and Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters finished?

49 mins; September 21, 2025

THE PROGRESS REPORT: How Niru Verma turned Post-it notes into a blueprint for breaking barriers in cyber

40 mins; September 17, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Shaping Australia's maritime future – Serco's role in supporting the RAN and ADF

24 mins; September 15, 2025

CYBER UNCUT: AI's impact on Aussie kids, ransomware attacks in Australia rise, and Warner Bros sues Midjourney

44 mins; September 14, 2025

CONTESTED GROUND: Andrew Hastie on espionage, resilience, and the new front lines of national security

24 mins; September 11, 2025

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