Joint Media Release | Coalition to Deliver Australia's National Security Strategy | 14 May 2026

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 

COALITION TO DELIVER AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

Thursday, 14 May 2026

In the most dangerous strategic environment since the Second World War, our most important duty is to keep Australians safe and protect our way of life, freedom and values.

Australia’s national security and economic interests are intertwined. The economic and security challenges facing Australia arising from conflict in the Middle East have laid bare how dangerously exposed our country is to global shocks.

Unlike the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Japan, Australia has not had a unified conception of national security, nor a framework for prioritising national security priorities across all arms of government, since 2013.

An elected Taylor Coalition Government will deliver a comprehensive National Security Strategy to provide long-overdue direction for how all elements of Australian national power will be coordinated and mobilised to secure Australians at home and secure our interests abroad.

The development and implementation of the National Security Strategy will be supported by the appointment of a new dedicated National Security Adviser within the Prime Minister's portfolio.

The whole-of-Australian-government strategy will provide clear, principled direction to all Commonwealth agencies which play a role in national security, economic resilience, and the wider community as to how we will work together as a nation to protect Australia’s interests and mitigate risks in a dangerous world.

The strategy will define objectives across defence, diplomacy, economic security, supply chain resilience, community safety and social cohesion, and will co-ordinate our collective responsibilities across all levels of government, industry, civil society as well as individual responsibilities.

The late Senator Jim Molan AO DSC in 2018 called for the adoption of a comprehensive national security strategy to protect and advance Australia’s interests. The Coalition is proud to honour his legacy with this commitment to ensure we are better prepared to deter threats, respond to crises and safeguard our national interest for future generations.

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