Aug 20, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
*How do ports sustain Australia’s economy, border security and defence preparedness?* *What are the biggest strategic challenges facing Australian ports?* *What role do ports play in combating…
Michael GallacherGuest
Michael OutramGuestSharryn ParkerHost
Um, because one of the areas that Michael has alluded to earlier, and that is border integrity and the whole issue of risk at the border.
Organized crime, those involved in importation or indeed export, they are highly organized, and they have their trusted insiders.
And one of the things that we are doing is working closely with Border Force-
... um, to identify people who have a law enforcement background in the supply chain-
... as I have a law enforcement background, to develop our trusted insiders.
What we know with government, and Michael spoke about it earlier, was about co-design.
What government doesn't really understand and the intricacies of it is the supply chain-
And what-- And under Michael's leadership at ABF, we started this process to bring industry representatives, highly credentialed, to able to provide assistance and advice and guidance to our law enforcement agencies in terms of where risks are around the country.
For us, it's about identifying those people in our industry that have that skill base, that knowledge, who are willing to participate to be a bit of a, a, a guiding light for the good guys.
We have a cyber int- uh, cyber intelligence group, cyber, cyber security group, whether it's in that space, whether it's in border security.
The other thing that we have done over the last couple of years is, and this is within Ports Australia, we've got to stop looking at this as an Australian problem.
We actually have to start looking at this, in my view, as an Oceania problem.
We've started to reach out to our Pacific neighbors through New Zealand, right out through the Pacific now.
Um, because one of the areas that Michael has alluded to earlier, and that is border integrity and the whole issue of risk at the border.
Organized crime, those involved in importation or indeed export, they are highly organized, and they have their trusted insiders.
And one of the things that we are doing is working closely with Border Force-
... um, to identify people who have a law enforcement background in the supply chain-
... as I have a law enforcement background, to develop our trusted insiders.
What we know with government, and Michael spoke about it earlier, was about co-design.
What government doesn't really understand and the intricacies of it is the supply chain-
And what-- And under Michael's leadership at ABF, we started this process to bring industry representatives, highly credentialed, to able to provide assistance and advice and guidance to our law enforcement agencies in terms of where risks are around the country.
For us, it's about identifying those people in our industry that have that skill base, that knowledge, who are willing to participate to be a bit of a, a, a guiding light for the good guys.
We have a cyber int- uh, cyber intelligence group, cyber, cyber security group, whether it's in that space, whether it's in border security.
The other thing that we have done over the last couple of years is, and this is within Ports Australia, we've got to stop looking at this as an Australian problem.
We actually have to start looking at this, in my view, as an Oceania problem.
We've started to reach out to our Pacific neighbors through New Zealand, right out through the Pacific now.
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