{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/13de84ee-6f50-420b-9f5a-52e94d3a2597/648aa641d9bb37001109650b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Australia’s intelligence leaders in conversation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bd3167480750b20971f7c/1643933319904-985a373faa49735ff2ca05b735ad70de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Why are Australia’s intelligence agencies growing their public engagement?</em>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>How are these agencies responding to an increasingly complex, challenging and dynamic strategic environment?</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>And what are intelligence leaders doing to future-proof their organisations, workforces and capabilities?</em></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Director-General of National Intelligence, Andrew Shearer, and&nbsp;Director-General of Security, Mike Burgess,&nbsp;join Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss the state of Australian intelligence.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Andrew Shearer </strong>is Director-General of National Intelligence and&nbsp;head of the Office of National Intelligence.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mike Burgess </strong>is&nbsp;Director-General of Security and head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Professor Rory Medcalf AM </strong>is Head of the ANU National Security College. His professional experience spans more than three decades across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, journalism and academia.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show notes:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.asio.gov.au/director-generals-annual-threat-assessment-2023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Director-General's Annual Threat Assessment, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,</a> 2023&nbsp;</li><li>Careers in the <a href=\"https://www.intelligence.gov.au/news\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Intelligence Community</a>&nbsp;</li><li>ANU National Security College scholarships: <a href=\"https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/national-security-college-scholarships\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">find out more</a>&nbsp;</li><li>ANU National Security College academic programs: <a href=\"https://study.crawford.anu.edu.au/master-of-national-security-policy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">find out more</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>We’d love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to </em><a href=\"mailto:NatSecPod@anu.edu.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NatSecPod@anu.edu.au</em></a><em>. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"ANU National Security College"}