Small states can counter foreign influence through coordinated societal, cyber, and communication efforts—resilience relies on ecosystems, proactive engagement, and early investment rather than waiting for external protection or intervention.

Australia is using old laws to manage new artificial intelligence risks. This avoids early disruption but creates blind spots. Other nations are moving faster—Australia risks falling behind without clearer direction and stronger safeguards.

The region works best when leaders see the Indo-Pacific as one connected ocean. Shared pressures demand cooperation. Climate change, competition and technology shape these waters. Connection offers stability and room for practical progress.

The US Navy is investing $448M in Ship OS (Shipbuilding Operating System) to modernise shipyards, integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI), streamline workflows and cut costs, starting with submarine production before expanding fleet-wide.

Brain games can help boost focus, attention and improve processing speed. The best games to train brains are different to ticklers like wordle and cross words. Exercise and diet can also help suppress slowing cognitive functions.

The author argues Australia is unlikely to face invasion, yet it remains exposed. The real risk is disruption to fuel, trade, and supply chains — national resilience, not distant warfighting, is the priority for keeping the country functioning.

An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence and consumer-electronics companies to compete for dwindling and increasingly costly supplies. This could slow AI-based productivity gains and delay investment in digital infrastructure.

A senior pilot stayed in a dangerous airspace to protect their team, using quick decisions and skilful flying to manage missile threats and severe fuel limits, leading from the front and keeping everyone alive.

Oversleeping isn’t usually the problem itself. Seven to nine hours remains the healthy range; sleeping much longer often signals underlying physical or mental health issues rather than causing them.

Insomnia may arise from a weakened or delayed circadian rhythm that keeps the brain in “day-mode” at night. Poor sleepers show flattened mental rhythms and struggle to shift into the dream-like state needed for healthy rest.