Researcher, commentator on intelligence & security. Senior Fellow @ASPI_org. Principal https://xitter.cf/t.co/G5WsE3rVaX. Retweets not endorsements. Views mine alone.

Canberra, Australia
Joined March 2023
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Applications are open for the 2027 ASPI Defence Fellows Program, a one-year fellowship for emerging defence and national security leaders. Build your research and policy skills through tailored mentorship and engagement with senior practitioners. 🔗: bit.ly/46Qrpwn
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Propaganda aside, it's worth thinking through carefully what this ad is really saying.🧵 If Australia cut low-skilled migration, would grocery shelves be empty, bars have no staff, and the elderly rot away unattended in nursing homes, like the ad wants you to think? (1/n)
Queensland Hotel Association just posted this on their Instagram…
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Grand Final glory 🏆
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pre-orders are open for my next book! hurstpublishers.com/book/tre…
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Breaking the duck. 👊
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RT @NFFC: Confirming Oliver Glaser's first three points as Forest boss! 🤩
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has become an important voice in Australia's national security landscape over the past 25 years. Founded in 2001 as a bipartisan initiative, @ASPI_org's work has helped bring new ideas and independent perspectives to the issues that matter most to our country's future. #auspol #aspi #nationalsecurity #australia @BassiJustin @StatecraftINT
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Clear and obvious they say🫤 Plenty of positives to build on🤝
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It is an honour for the entire @ASPI_org team to have John Howard & Kim Beazley co-author this piece to mark the institute’s 25th anniversary. “ASPI has consistently exerted positive influence on security policy… ASPI’s role is more important than ever.” theaustralian.com.au/inquire…
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Great to chat on ABC Radio last Monday about espionage in 2026, and the intersection of technology and spycraft. I hope you enjoy listening to the discussion as much as I enjoyed participating in it! abc.net.au/listen/programs/n… (from 2:38:00)
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🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 In ‘Russia’s Pacific submarine fleet’, Carl Janz and Colin Karotam examine an overlooked dimension of the Indo-Pacific strategic balance: the potential role of 🇷🇺’s Pacific submarine fleet in a regional conflict involving 🇨🇳. 🔖: bit.ly/4qbN8Ye
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The new Bond film sounds shit.
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Australia should welcome Japan’s intelligence restructure | Takahiko Kei | bit.ly/3RBLemZ
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Gotcha
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Epic.
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NEW PUBLICATION 📢 ‘Australian security in an era of uncertainty’ brings together analysis from ASPI's Defence Strategy Program, covering deterrence, regional security, defence capability and the strategic challenges shaping Australia's security. 🔖: bit.ly/4eQ61e0
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Took care of business 🤝💼 Here is the final Group D Standings 🔢 #Socceroos #FIFAWorldCup
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