Defence, cyber and space

News: Defence, cyber and space

Developing the first drug for multi-organ radiation protection

Posted on Nov 25 2024 by Victoria

A pharmaceutical breakthrough at the ��˴�Ƭ is showing promise in both multi-organ radiation protection and cancer treatment.

Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future

Posted on Jul 19 2024 by Dan

��˴�Ƭ researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and––in the process––finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home.

Bots Manipulate Public Opinion Russia - Ukraine in Conflict

Posted on Sep 26 2022 by Danny

New research from the ��˴�Ƭ has shown that social media bot accounts have been used in malicious campaigns to influence online discussion during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Autonomous rovers for moon exploration

Robotic rover on the surface of the Moon

Posted on Jun 7 2022 by Danny

When it comes to studying the surface of moons and planets, robot explorers called “rovers” are the gold standard. They can travel into space far more easily than a human astronaut, traverse new terrains quickly, and collect mountains of useful data.

Giving REDSPICE bite: Why strengthening Australia’s cyber capability demands unprecedented ASD-university collaboration

Posted on Apr 5 2022 by Dan

The Australian Government’s REDSPICE blueprint, released with last week’s 2022-23 budget, will significantly increase the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) cyber and intelligence capabilities.

Standing firm

Person at a computer with a few laptops and monitor visible

Posted on Sep 23 2021 by Sabina

The Discovery Pod | Season 2, Episode 9
Our societies are more connected than ever, with countless governmental processes now taking place online, making it worryingly easy for foreign actors to sow the seeds of domestic division and unrest.

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Moon boot

Posted on Sep 1 2021 by

The Discovery Pod | Season 2, Episode 8
Powering up human settlement on the Moon is widely considered the ideal first step towards long-term crewed planetary exploration—and it could feasibly happen as soon as this decade.

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Cyber security

Close up photo of a hand on a keyboard in low light

Posted on Dec 1 2020 by

The Discovery Pod | Season 1, Episode 9
Cybercrime and Digital Warfare – how do we get tech savvy to secure our lives online?

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Youth online safety and cybercrime prevention

Posted on Sep 26 2019 by Dan

Knowing how young people operate in the digital world is the key to keeping them safe.

Many countries join The US, Russia and China in creating space agencies

Posted on Sep 26 2019 by Dan

Civilian and Military use of space has been dramatically increasing in recent years thus leading many States, including Australia, to create National Space Agencies.