Senator James Paterson on Australian security and foreign interference

<p><strong>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em> — part of our<em>&nbsp;Security Summit Series</em>&nbsp;— Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Senator James Paterson chats to Head of the ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Its work is not only highly visible, but highly influential too — as so much policy and legislation now has a national security edge to it. In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Senator James Paterson shares a snapshot of the Committee he now chairs — what it is and what it does — with Head of the National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf. Their wide-ranging conversation spans Australia-China relations, countering foreign interference in Australian universities, sovereignty, bipartisanship and more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Senator James Paterson</strong>&nbsp;is Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Deputy Chair of the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 and Australian co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. He was elected as a Senator for Victoria in 2016.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Professor Rory Medcalf</strong>&nbsp;is Head of the National Security College at The Australian National University. His professional experience spans more than two decades across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, and journalism.</p><p><br></p><p>You might also be interested in&nbsp;the recent <a href="https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/publication/18456/domestic-security-grey-zone-navigating-space-between-foreign-influence-and-foreign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paper</a>&nbsp;authored by Katherine Mansted, Senior Adviser for Public Policy at the ANU National Security College,&nbsp;<em>The Domestic Security Grey Zone: Navigating the Space Between Foreign Influence and Foreign Interference</