22/06/2026
Last week the Lowy Institute published a serious, credible analysis of the military threat China poses to Australia. The news ran with the missiles and the bombers — because that's what makes a headline.
Here's what got missed: the risks that actually reach your household don't need a single weapon to land here. Disrupted shipping lanes. Undersea cables. Cyber attacks already sitting inside Australian infrastructure.
I spent 15 years writing the version of this analysis that goes to government. Nobody had written the version for your kitchen table — so I did.
New on the blog: what the report actually means for your household, and the five moves to make this week. Link in bio.
14/06/2026
What I wish more people knew — as a former national security strategist.
Australians are woefully underprepared for what’s coming in the next 6 to 12 months.
Not because they’re not smart enough. Because nobody ever handed them the tools.
Scenario mapping is one of those tools. Governments use it. Corporations use it. It’s been locked behind expensive consultants and closed doors for decades.
No gatekeeping. No fluff. Just the real methodology — made for your actual life.
Episode 2 of See It. Shape It. Own It. is live today.
→ Link in bio. Free to listen.
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12/06/2026
85–89% of Australians think a major crisis is coming. Fewer than 1 in 5 feel prepared.
That's not a perception problem — that's a planning gap.
Episode 2 of See It. Shape It. Own It. is about scenario mapping: the tool that turns uncertainty into a plan. Drops Monday. Free to listen.
→ Link in bio.