Introduction by the Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
05 Nov 2020Competition over technology is increasingly at the centre of international politics and foreign policy.Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
04 Nov 2020Dr Tobias Feakin is Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology. He commenced as Ambassador for Cyber Affairs in January 2017, before having his mandate expanded to reflect the central role…
Australia and US call out cyber attacks on hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic
27 Apr 2020As China pushes Huawei-inspired supply chain freedoms at the United Nations, Australia reminds the world that a cyber legal framework already exists and attacking hospitals is not on.
DFAT Blog: Australia’s International Engagement Strategy - Comprehensive & Coordinated Cyber Affairs
04 Oct 2017Today, the Foreign Minister launched Australia’s inaugural International Cyber Engagement Strategy. It sets out Australia’s ambitious cyber affairs agenda for the next three years. As Ambassador for Cyber Affairs, I will…
Speech at RSA: Australian cyber engagement: global in perspective, regional in focus
01 Aug 2017"We live in the most excitingly interconnected era in human history. Instantaneous communications, transactions and access to information keep our economies growing, infrastructure working, governments enabled and social…
Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue
04 May 2017The first Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue was held in Canberra on Thursday 4 May 2017. The Dialogue was held in a spirit of collaboration, openness and a common purpose to strengthen cooperation on cyber issues.…
Celebrating #WomeninCyber
01 Mar 2017A series of four webinars focusing on Cyber Affairs and Foreign Policy (brought to you by DFAT’s Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Branch and the Diplomatic Academy). The sessions are hosted by Dr. Tobias Feakin,…
Blog: Global in perspective, regional in focus: an Australian agenda for international cyber affairs
08 Feb 2017We live in a faster, more connected world. This challenges diplomacy (Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP, 2016)
We live in the most excitingly interconnected era in human history.…