Cyberspace and critical technology affect all aspects of international relations. They affect our national security, economic prosperity, the protection and realisation of human rights and freedoms, sustainable development and international peace and stability.

For Australia, cyberspace and critical technology is a foreign policy priority.

About Cyber Affairs

About Cyber Affairs

DFAT leads international engagement on cyber and critical technology across the Australian Government.  

Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology

Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology

Dr Tobias Feakin is Australia's inaugural Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology.

Our Work

Our Work

Australia's engagement is guided by the International Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy.

Cyber and Critical Technology Cooperation Program

Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program

Australia's Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program builds capacity across the Indo-Pacific.

Latest News

PNG MOU Signing

Australia and PNG sign a new Cyber Cooperation agreement

05 May 2022
On 30 March 2022, Dr. Tobias Feakin, Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, and Mr Steven…
InternationalNews and announcementsPapua New Guinea
Sista and CARE in Vanuatu representatives celebrate the launch of materials with GO! participants. Image: CARE in Vanuatu

International Girls in ICT Day: GO! Vanuatu

02 May 2022
Source: ABC International Development

The Girls Online (GO!) Project strives to empower young women in Vanuatu and Tonga to engage safely and meaningfully online. It is led by ABC International Development in partnership…

News and announcementsRegional Connectivity
OEWG Women in Cyber 1

Women in Cyber Fellowship come together for the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG)

28 Apr 2022
Australia, together with Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, launched the…
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