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S3. Ep2. Interviews from WRegSAT Series II: Part One
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S3. Ep2. Interviews from WRegSAT Series II: Part One

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S3. Ep1. Building Shared Satellite Connectivity in the Asian Century - Keynote by Dr Cassandra Steer
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S3. Ep1. Building Shared Satellite Connectivity in the Asian Century - Keynote by Dr Cassandra Steer

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep8. Securing Australia Through Space: Australia's Military History and Contemporary Space Policy with Tristan Moss
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S2 Ep8. Securing Australia Through Space: Australia's Military History and Contemporary Space Policy with Tristan Moss

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S3. E4. Australia-Japan Space Cooperation: Kate Kitagawa's reflections on JAXA and Space Education
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S3. E4. Australia-Japan Space Cooperation: Kate Kitagawa's reflections on JAXA and Space Education

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S3. Ep5. Antarctica and Outer Space: Space humanities with Juan Francisco Salazar
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S3. Ep5. Antarctica and Outer Space: Space humanities with Juan Francisco Salazar

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S3. Ep3. Interviews from WRegSAT Series II: Part Two
Australian Centre for Space Governance Australian Centre for Space Governance

S3. Ep3. Interviews from WRegSAT Series II: Part Two

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep7. Securing Australia Through Space: Art Cotterell on Mainstreaming Space
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S2 Ep7. Securing Australia Through Space: Art Cotterell on Mainstreaming Space

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep6. Amy Hestermann-Crane on Virtue Ethics In Space
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S2 Ep6. Amy Hestermann-Crane on Virtue Ethics In Space

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep5. The Asia-Pacific Turn in Space Law and Policy: A Conversation with Andre Kwok
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S2 Ep5. The Asia-Pacific Turn in Space Law and Policy: A Conversation with Andre Kwok

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep4. Securing Australia Through Space: Stephen Ward and George Dyke on Earth Observation Data
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S2 Ep4. Securing Australia Through Space: Stephen Ward and George Dyke on Earth Observation Data

We speak with Stephen Ward and George Dyke from Symbios Communications about the important role of Earth observation (EO) data in shaping Australia’s space policy and climate response strategies. They explore how satellites support climate monitoring, including detecting and mitigating methane...

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S2 Ep3. Securing Australia Through Space: Jia-Urnn Lee on Space Technologies and PNT
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S2 Ep3. Securing Australia Through Space: Jia-Urnn Lee on Space Technologies and PNT

In this episode, we explore how space-based technologies are shaping Australia's national security and disaster resilience. Jia-Urnn Lee, Space and Defense Lead at Frontiers SI, joins us to discuss the critical role of Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems, Australia’s reliance on...

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S2 Ep2. Securing Australia Through Space: Vinicius Geudes de Oliveira on Cybersecurity in Outer Space
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S2 Ep2. Securing Australia Through Space: Vinicius Geudes de Oliveira on Cybersecurity in Outer Space

Vinicius Geudes de Oliveira, a Brazilian lawyer and PhD candidate, explores the legal and cybersecurity challenges facing space infrastructure, particularly in Australia. He explains why cyberattacks are more cost-effective than kinetic warfare and argues for national space policy to protect...

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

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Ep. 010 Space Is Not Cool | with Aleks Deejay
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Ep. 010 Space Is Not Cool | with Aleks Deejay

Welcome to the season finale of Space Matters! ACSG Chair Dr. Cassandra Steer sits down with Dr. Alexander Deejay, ACSG Executive Director, to rethink what makes space “cool”—and why that might not be the best way to understand its true importance.   While rockets, astronauts, and sci-fi dominate...

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Ep. 009 What Can Space History Teach Us? | with Tristan Moss
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Ep. 009 What Can Space History Teach Us? | with Tristan Moss

In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Steer sits down with Dr. Tristan Moss from UNSW Canberra to discuss the history of Australia’s involvement in space, focusing on the deep-rooted military influences that have shaped its space trajectory. From the launch of WRESAT, Australia’s first satellite...

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Ep. 008 Space Security is Here and Now [Bonus Episode] Human Insecurities in Space
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Ep. 008 Space Security is Here and Now [Bonus Episode] Human Insecurities in Space

In this bonus episode of “Space Security is Here and Now”, Dr. Cassandra Steer interviews Jessica West, senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, to discuss her work on space security and her latest report on “hidden human insecurities in space”. The conversation covers the human impact of space...

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Ep. 007 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 3]
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Ep. 007 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 3]

In the final episode of our mini-series Space Security is Here and Now, we reflect on the critical yet often overlooked topics of language, diversity, and institutionalisation—key topics that are just as important as the substantive security issues discussed in official forums. We explore the...

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Ep. 006 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 2]
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Ep. 006 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 2]

Are UN processes failing? The Australian Centre for Space Governance is proud to announce part two of the "Space Security is Here and Now" podcast series. Continuing from part one, we speak with internationally recognised experts Victoria Samson (Secure World Foundation), Jessica West...

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Ep. 005 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 1]
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Ep. 005 Space Security is Here and Now [Part 1]

Have you ever wondered if Star Wars is a real possibility?
 
In this episode of Space Matters, we sit down with four trailblazing experts in space security: Victoria Sampson (Secure World Foundation), Jessica West (Project Ploughshares), Almudena Azcárate Ortega (UN Institute for Disarmament...

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Ep. 004 What Does a Space Lawyer Do? | With Joel Lisk
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Ep. 004 What Does a Space Lawyer Do? | With Joel Lisk

What does a space lawyer do? Join senior fellow Dr. Kat Robison and research affiliate Joel Lisk in this episode of Space Matters, the Space Governance Podcast. They discuss the landscape of space regulation, focusing on Australian domestic space law and broader challenges in outer space...

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