Australia’s intelligence leaders in conversation

<p><em>Why are Australia’s intelligence agencies growing their public engagement?</em>&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>How are these agencies responding to an increasingly complex, challenging and dynamic strategic environment?</em></p><br><p><em>And what are intelligence leaders doing to future-proof their organisations, workforces and capabilities?</em></p><br><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><br><p><strong>Andrew Shearer </strong>is Director-General of National Intelligence and&nbsp;head of the Office of National Intelligence.</p><br><p><strong>Mike Burgess </strong>is&nbsp;Director-General of Security and head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. </p><br><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><br><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,