S2 Ep1. Securing Australia Through Space: Stacey Henderson and Joel Lisk on Security of Critical Infrastructure

Welcome to Season Two of the ACSG Podcast. This season kicks off with a mini-series featuring conversations with the authors of eight policy papers developed from our 2024 workshop “Securing Australia Through Space".
In this first episode, we speak with two of Australia’s leading space law academics, Dr Stacey Henderson and Dr Joel Lisk from Flinders University. together they discuss the importance of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act to the space sector.
We discuss:

• The role of positioning, navigation, and timing technologies in civilian and military infrastructure
• Australia’s dependence on foreign satellite systems and the impacts on sovereignty and resilience
• Legal and regulatory considerations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act
• Stacey and Joel’s  legal careers and university experience
• Why space infrastructure should be treated as critical infrastructure requiring proactive policy attention

• Access all eight policy papers from the workshop: https://www.spacegovcentre.org/our-research
• Read the specific paper discussed in this episode: https://www.spacegovcentre.org/_files/ugd/ed2eed_bb310e7204ef49efafb1533b0012c11c.pdf
• Learn more about ACSG and our work: https://www.spacegovcentre.org/

Links and Resources:This episode is a must listen for researchers and professionals across government, research, and industry working on national security, infrastructure resilience and space governance.