In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty discusses military tradition and domestic firearms manufacturing with Robert Borsak, regional communities advocate, NSW Legislative Council member and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party chairman.

The pair take an unconventional, “outside the Canberra bubble” look at national defence readiness, including:

• The traditional and now evolving role of agricultural communities as key populations for the recruitment of Australian Defence Force personnel, who are already familiar with firearms use and horse riding.
• The continuing discussion regarding the domestic manufacture of defence weaponry in times of conflict, rather than reliance on international supply chains.
• Borsak’s perspectives on the current federal election and the possibility of current US government strategy making its way to Australia.

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The Defence Connect team

In this episode of the Defence Property Podcast, co-hosts Liam Garman and Kane Dury – director and lead buyers agent at Discover Buyers Agency – unpack how to identify shady property operators and protect yourself from poor property advice.

They kick-off with a warning for listeners about groups who pretend to act in the best interest of property buyers, but instead pocket undisclosed commissions from third parties – sometimes as high as $50,000 – on top of upfront fees paid by the buyer.

Dury then dives into the world of house and land packages, explaining why their oversupply can limit long-term investment potential.

Finally, the pair explore the key factors investors should consider to ensure strong future growth in their property purchases.

Want to hear our deep dive into market conditions surrounding Australia’s largest defence bases? Listen to our last episode here.

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Kane and Liam

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Daniel Croft and Liam Garman sit down to unpack whether the federal government’s social media age restrictions really address the risks young Australians face online and how governments are looking to create backdoors into social media and tech giants.

• They begin the podcast by discussing Meta’s AI-enabled age verification on Instagram and whether it will actually keep children safe online – before examining alternative social media use cases and the risks they pose for young Aussies.
• Croft and Garman then discuss the recent cyber incident against UK retail giant M&S and its (lack of) communication strategy.
• The pair wrap up by discussing how Florida lawmakers are pushing to pass a social media backdoor bill and other examples where this has been floated around the world.

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The Cyber Daily team

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman discuss the application of cyber and information in the modern threat environment, and how the White House is changing voting behaviours across the West.

They begin the podcast unpacking Thomas Rid’s Cyber War Will Not Take Place, discussing the intricacies of cyber operations and how cyber continues to adhere to the Clausewitzian principles describing the political and physical dimensions of conflict.

The conversation then moves across the cyber spectrum to information operations and how cyber is a carriage of information that can be used to destabilise populations.

MAJGEN (Ret'd) Dr Thompson and Tarrant unpack Australia’s response to global political uncertainty and the threat of tariffs, and how the White House administration is impacting elections across the globe.

The podcast wraps up looking at how democracies can use truth as a competitive advantage in the information space.

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The Contested Ground team

In this special defence aviation episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty catches up with Cliff Kyle, Sikorsky Australia general manager and former Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm aerospace engineer, on the sidelines of the Avalon Australian International Airshow.

The pair discuss the modernisation of the Australian Defence Force’s rotary aircraft fleet, including:

• Uplift in the Australian Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter capability.
• The servicing and operations of the Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet.
• Kyle’s perspectives on workforce growth, apprenticeship plans, training and sustainable infrastructure.

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The Defence Connect team

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft talk about Chris Krebs’ extraordinary decision to step down from SentinelOne in order to fight the Trump administration, an array of hacks both global and local, and the importance of funding the essential CVE Program. And China has made fascinating claims about US activity against the Asian Winter Games earlier this year.

• Hollingworth and Croft kick things off with Chris Krebs, who announced his resignation from SentinelOne this week following the signing of an executive order revoking his security clearance. He doesn’t want to distract from SentinelOne’s work, and he plans on taking this fight to the US government.
• Croft and Hollingworth then catch up on the week in cyber crime, with the 4chan message board getting hacked by a rival board, car rental giant Hertz Australia confirming it was caught up in a global Hertz data breach, and local outfit TMA Group of Companies falling victim to Sarcoma ransomware attack.
• The podcast wraps up with the pair talking about funding uncertainty involving the vital vulnerability-tracking CVE Program and how important the program is as a frontline tool against hackers and nation-state actors.

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The Cyber Uncut team

• They begin the podcast with a short book review of Stephen Gapps' Uprising: War in the colony of New South Wales, unpacking conflict in colonial Australia – and in particular, the Second Wiradyuri War of Resistance.
• The conversation turns to information security and the regulation and legislation that guides the storing of personal data by businesses.
• The hosts then unpack how businesses can develop a culture of security through the development of systems and procedures to protect business IP.

In this special defence aviation episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty catches up with Honeywell Aerospace Technologies senior director Lee Davis on the sidelines of the Avalon Australian International Airshow.

The pair explore aspects of the changing regional defence landscape in Australia, including:

• Changes in the Australian defence industrial base and a big picture approach to the AUKUS trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the US and the UK.
• The continuing discussion regarding servicing and operations of Royal Australian Air Force F-35 aircraft and the broader Asia-Pacific F-35 fleet.
• Honeywell’s perspectives on the current geopolitical and defence landscape, and what that might mean more practically for technology providers.

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The Defence Connect team