You are invited to attend:
Faculty of Law Twilight Seminar
No Worries, No More: Rethinking Australian Security, Threat, and Resilience in the Divisive 21st century
Presented by: Professor Rory Medcalf, Associate Professor Danielle Ireland-Piper, and Ms Pascale Taplin
When: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Time: 5.00 pm - 7.00pm
Where: Bond University, Building 5, Gregor Heiner Theatre (5_3_27) - View on campus map
Closest Parking: General Car Park 7 - View on campus map, OR General Car Park 10 - View on campus map
Light refreshments will be served from 5pm, followed by formal proceedings commencing at 5:30pm.
Earlier this year, the ANU National Security College released a landmark report on security, risk, and preparedness in Australia. The '​No Worries​’ report revealed that many people feel anxious about the threats our country and society face, and that the nation is underprepared and vulnerable. More broadly, trust in institutions is eroding, disinformation prevails, and society feels increasingly divided, fragmented and violent. The social contract – some vague European idea from the seventeenth century - is failing to provide freedom, order, justice, welfare, and security. So, what do we do? What do you do?
Well, it is time to roll up the sleeves and get to work. These days, whole-of-nation approaches - governments, universities and individuals working together - are the only way humans, and states, can guarantee their security. The ANU National Security College embodies this plural or multi-stakeholder approach, and is returning to Bond University for a Twilight Event: No Worries, No More.
Come along, meet and hear from experts working at the coalface of national and international security. We are keen to hear your thoughts, opinions and ideas on the sources of, and solutions to, Australia’s growing levels of anxiety and insecurity. Should you wish to continue to enjoy world-class levels of security, freedom and prosperity, your country most certainly needs you.
Professor Rory Medcalf
Rory has been Head of the ANU National Security College since 2015. He has led the expansion of the College into policy impact, futures analysis, parliamentary engagement, international dialogue and capacity-building, in addition to its core activity in executive development, academic education and research. He has more than 30 years of experience across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, academia and journalism, including as founding Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute.
Associate Professor Danielle Ireland-Piper
Danielle is an Associate Professor at the ANU National Security College, an Honorary Adjunct at Bond University Law School, and a Senior Legal Consultant at Lexbridge Lawyers. She also has experience working in the Queensland, NSW, and Australian governments. Danielle’s expertise includes national security law, constitutional law, transnational crime, and international law. She is currently researching the relationship between social cohesion and the law. Her research work is recognised internationally and she is the author of books, journal articles, and public commentary , including National Security Law in Australia.
Ms Pascale Taplin
Pascale is a social anthropologist with over twenty years of experience working in Northern Australia. Pascale is a PhD Candidate, Researcher and Casual Sessional Academic at the ANU National Security College (NSC). Her research draws on her expertise in applied anthropology to understand the intersection of disinformation and accelerationism in Australia. Pascale teaches national security masters students about information warfare, propaganda and cognitive security, and is a student representative on the ANU Human Research Ethics Committee.