Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency reporter Qiu Dezhen, Sydney, 8th) Priyandita, a cyber security expert at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said in an interview with Central News Agency that it is of great significance for Australia and Japan to jointly promote “Australia-Japan strategic cyber cooperation”. The two countries are committed to building an international cyber governance order based on norms, and at the same time strengthening their response to national cyber threats such as China and North Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Australia earlier this week, during which he reached cooperation agreements with the Australian government on defense, energy, critical minerals and cyber security. The topic of strengthening the “Special Strategic Partnership” between the two countries has become the focus of recent public opinion in Australia. The Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet issued a press release on the 7th summarizing the results of the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to Australia. In addition to reiterating the “Australia-Japan Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation”, it also stated that the two countries will cooperate to deal with worsening cyber security threats. Gatra Priyandita, senior analyst of the Cyber Technology Security Research Program at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), responded to questions from CNA via email and pointed out that cyber cooperation between Australia and Japan is already very close, and when Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Sanae Takaichi jointly announced the “Australia-Japan Strategic Cyber Partnership” plan during their meeting, the cyber cooperation relationship between the two countries has been further strengthened. Priyandita explained that the reason why the Australia-Japan cyber cooperation relationship is eye-catching is that it is not limited to general issues such as joint international anti-terrorism, exchange of intelligence, and improvement of defense capabilities; it touches on the vision of international cyber security resilience and order. He said that cyber cooperation between Australia and Japan has always covered a very wide range of topics, including critical and emerging technologies, supply chains, data governance, promotion of an order based on international law and international norms, and advocacy of international cyber and technology governance norms. In addition, the vision of Internet cooperation between Australia and Japan is not limited to the two countries, but points to the entire regional pattern, especially the network construction of many Pacific island countries. For example, in 2024, the two sides jointly proposed the “Pacific Digital Development Initiative” (Pacific Digital Development Initiative), which is committed to strengthening digital infrastructure such as submarine communication cables, data centers and network security facilities in Pacific island countries. Priyandita said that the cyber cooperation between Australia and Japan is closer than the existing cyber cooperation structure of the “Quad” (Quad) formed by the United States, Japan, Australia and India. The bilateral cooperation between Australia and Japan allows the two countries to share more confidential information, take joint actions more quickly, and is more sustainable. He pointed out that Japan passed the “Active Cyber Defense Act” in May 2025, allowing the Japanese authorities to take preemptive measures against cyber attackers and organize more powerful response measures to cyber attacks; this legislation allows Japan to cooperate with Australia and other allies in accordance with the law. Priyandita said that the two countries are expanding strategic defense cooperation in areas such as cyber, space, logistics and supply chain resilience. For example, Australia’s purchase of Japan’s “Mogami” class frigate highlights the deepening integration of the two countries’ defense industries. As modern defense systems are highly dependent on secure digital networks and information sharing, the need for Australia and Japan to further strengthen network cooperation in the future is bound to be growing. Priyandita believes that one of the important reasons why Australia and Japan need to establish a bilateral strategic cyber partnership is that both countries urgently need to strengthen their defense against state-level hackers and cyber attacks related to authoritarian regimes such as China and North Korea. “This common threat is one of the most powerful reasons why the partnership between Australia and Japan can truly deepen.” He said that the two countries face the same adversaries and are often attacked in similar fields, including national defense, critical infrastructure, government and technology industries. Due to the highly overlapping nature of threats, the two countries have strong incentives to share real-time threat intelligence that goes beyond general policy-level exchanges. (Editor: Chen Huiping) 1150508 supports the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to protect the freedom of the press. 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