Securing Australia Through Space: Space Technology as Critical Infrastructure

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Abstract

• Australia is highly dependent on critical infrastructure systems, the destruction or degradation of which, would have a debilitating impact on Australia’s defence and national security, a destabilising effect on the population, and cause significant damage to the economy.
• Space-based assets and systems that rely on space-based data are increasingly becoming embedded in critical infrastructure systems in Australia and globally.
• The space technology sector was added to the Australian legal framework designed to secure and protect critical infrastructure in 2022. The inclusion of space technology as critical infrastructure reflects the importance of space technology to everyday life in Australia.
• The security of critical infrastructure regime is primed and ready to be activated by the Australian Government but is not yet fully operational against all parts of the space technology sector.
Original languageEnglish
TypePolicy paper
Media of outputOnline
PublisherAustralian Centre for Space Governance
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024

Publication series

NameACSG Policy Paper Series
PublisherAustralian Centre for Space Governance

Keywords

  • Space technology
  • Infrastructure
  • Security
  • Space governance
  • Policy

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