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Sarah Kendall, PhD Candidate in Law, The University of Queensland

Universities must act to prevent espionage and foreign interference, but our national laws still threaten academic freedom

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This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security released its much anticipated report on national security threats affecting the higher education and research sector.

The 171-page report found the sector is a target for foreign powers using “the full set of tools” against Australia, which can undermine our sovereignty and threaten academic freedom. It made 27 recommendations to “harden the operating environment to deny adversaries the ability to engage in the national security risks in the sector”.

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