Earlier this week, Australia’s second WPS National Action Plan outlines how Australia will take forward our national commitments to the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Emilia Currey is joined by Lisa Sharland, ASPI’s Deputy Director of Defence, Strategy & National Security and Head of International Program to discuss the plans strategic outcomes, how it differs from the first NAP, challenges for successful implementation and considerations for domestic concerns.

Have you ever considered a career in intelligence? Michael Shoebridge speaks with Carl and Karinda from the Office of National Intelligence about some of the exciting career pathways in intelligence and what the future of the intelligence workforce might look like.

This week, ASPI released the report ‘Island voices and Covid-19: Vulnerability and resilience - Views from The Strategist’ Brendan Nicholson is joined by the report co-author Professor Richard Herr from the University of Tasmania to discuss the range of responses to the pandemic in Pacific and Indian ocean states and the vulnerabilities and opportunities created by the pandemic.

Mentioned in this episode:

https://www.careersinintelligence.gov.au

https://www.aspi.org.au/report/island-voices-and-covid-19-vulnerability-and-resilience-views-strategist

Guests:

Emilia Currey: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/emilia-currey

Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland

Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge

Brendan Nicholson: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/brendan-nicholson

Professor Richard Herr: https://rmdb.research.utas.edu.au/public/rmdb/q/indiv_detail_warp_trans/329

Background music: "Outlaw's Farewell (pt1)" by Reed Mathis - via the YouTube Audio Library.

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