Good morning
Krishani Dhanji
Good morning, Krishani Dhanji with you as the politicians gather in Canberra for another sitting week.
There is plenty on the agenda for today, the government will be under more pressure on global oil supply as the situation escalates in the Middle East.
The Liberal party will continue deal with the fallout of the South Australian election over the weekend, and European Union president Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Sydney today, before addressing the federal parliament later this week. She’ll be the first female foreign leader to do so.
And the government is introducing new rules for datacentres and AI – which will push companies building new developments to add to the clean energy supply and minimise water footprints.
I’ve got my coffee, I hope you’ve got yours – let’s get stuck in!
Key events
Lowy Institute paper warns of drone terror threat
Governments around the world are unprepared for the growing threat of drones being used to carry out terror attacks, a report warns.
Advances in drone technology, 3D printing and AI-assisted navigation should prompt leaders, including those in Australia, to rethink anti-extremism strategies, the paper from the Lowy Institute says.
The report points to a series of incidents in recent years as “warning signs” of what may be to come if governments don’t crack down.
They include a UK student arrested for using a 3D printer to build ‘kamikaze’ drones for Islamic State, seven people arrested in Queensland who had homemade guns and a drone-mounted improvised explosive device, and two separate US plots involving drone use.
“What was once the exclusive domain of state actors now rests within reach of nearly anyone with a credit card and data signal,” authors James Paterson (not the senator) and Lydia Khalil wrote.
The combination of easy accessibility and payload potential, and the limitations of domestic counter-drone systems, presents a growing challenge.
Drones have also been used to deadly effect in the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East conflict, where they are loaded with explosives and flown at military personnel or sensitive sites.
The report warns a vast array of civilian and military sites could be targeted, including mass gatherings and major events.
It argues “difficult decisions” will be needed to choose which locations to defend and how to do so.
– AAP
Good morning
Krishani Dhanji
Good morning, Krishani Dhanji with you as the politicians gather in Canberra for another sitting week.
There is plenty on the agenda for today, the government will be under more pressure on global oil supply as the situation escalates in the Middle East.
The Liberal party will continue deal with the fallout of the South Australian election over the weekend, and European Union president Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Sydney today, before addressing the federal parliament later this week. She’ll be the first female foreign leader to do so.
And the government is introducing new rules for datacentres and AI – which will push companies building new developments to add to the clean energy supply and minimise water footprints.
I’ve got my coffee, I hope you’ve got yours – let’s get stuck in!
