State Memorial for Dr John Olsen AO OBE

A State Memorial Service for Dr John Olsen AO OBE will take place at 10:30am on Monday, 29 May 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

The service, delivered by the Australian and NSW Governments, provides an opportunity to honour the legendary landscape painter who had long been considered one of Australia’s most eminent and celebrated artists.

The Memorial will be held in Meers Hall, located in the new North Building of the gallery. Doors will open at 9:30am with guests asked to be seated by no later than 10:15am.

Care and Support Economy Taskforce Terms of Reference

Background

How the care and support economy (which commonly encompasses aged care, veterans care, disability care and early childhood) grows and develops is vital to the wellbeing of the Australian community and health of our economy.

The care and support sectors are a major and growing source of economic activity and employment, and they attract significant government expenditure. Most importantly, they provide essential services to Australians, including some of our most vulnerable community members.

2023 Quad Leaders' Summit

On 20 May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Quad Leaders Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States, in Hiroshima for the 2023 Quad Leaders' Summit.

The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, resilience and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Australia, India, Japan and the United States share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where all countries can cooperate, trade and thrive.

Strengthening Cooperation at the 2023 G7 Summit in Japan

On 19th May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Hiroshima, Japan to attend the 2023 G7 Summit as an outreach partner, at the invitation of His Excellency Mr Kishida Fumio, the Prime Minister of Japan.

Open RAN Security Report

Summary of the Open RAN Security Report

The recent release of the “Open RAN Security Report” concludes that the use of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) does not fundamentally alter the security risk landscape for telecommunications, compared to more traditional RAN. Most security threats analyzed in the report affect both traditional network deployments and Open RAN deployments, with only four percent found to be unique to Open RAN.

Quad Cybersecurity Partnership: Joint Principles for Secure Software

The Quad partners recognize the security risks posed by lack of adequate controls to prevent tampering with the software supply chain by adversarial and non-adversarial threats. By leveraging the voice of the Quad, we can promote and strengthen a culture where software security is by design and default. We encourage other nations to adopt these principles in pursuit of this shared vision for secure software.    

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