Australia’s borders: resilience, migration and national security | Studio Dialogue

On 25 March 2026, Mike Outram APM and Professor Alan Gamlen joined Lachlan Colquhoun for a discussion on Australia’s borders as both a national security and economic asset – from the movement of people and goods to trade, migration, digital systems and emerging threats across supply chains. Reflecting on lessons from COVID-19, trade disruption, sanctions evasion and migration system pressures, the conversation examined what border resilience means in practice – and how Australia can build a more agile, digital and strategic border system for a more contested world. Moderator Lachlan Colquhoun, Founder, Agantur Advisory Speakers Mike Outram APM, former Commissioner, Australian Border Force and Distinguished Advisor, NSC Professor Alan Gamlen, ARC Future Fellow and Director, ANU Migration Hub