AI, AUKUS and Iran: Key Takeaways from the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference @ASPICanberra

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago

ASPI Resident Senior Fellow David Wroe joined Kieran Gilbert on Sky News Australia on 26 June to unpack some of the key discussions from the 2026 ASPI Defence Conference 'Securing the Region for Uncertainty'.

The conversation explored Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles' comments on AI and Australia's need to build greater agency, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas's characterisation of AUKUS as a national endeavour, the changing nature of warfare and the growing importance of asymmetry, as well as the latest developments in the Iran conflict.

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