{"id":38732,"date":"2026-05-05T04:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=38732"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:52:14","slug":"cyber-partnership-with-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/cyber-partnership-with-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber partnership with Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia and Japan have agreed to establish a new partnership that will enable deeper cooperation on complex cyber security challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan met in Canberra today and issued the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfat.gov.au\/geo\/japan\/australia-japan-strategic-cyber-partnership\"><em>Australia\u2013Japan Strategic Cyber Partnership<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Partnership, Australia and Japan will strengthen our cyber relationship by collectively hardening our cyber defences, improving shared awareness and collaboration on cyber threats and critical technologies, and building the collective resilience of the Indo-Pacific through public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both countries will endeavour to consult each other on cyber-related contingencies that may affect our sovereignty and regional security interests and consider measures in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Strategic Cyber Partnership will be underpinned by a yearly Cyber Dialogue, to be next held in June in Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the intensity, frequency and sophistication of cyber threats, it is more important than ever to work closely with trusted partners to bolster our cyber defences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn an increasingly complex environment, the security of our digital networks is as vital as our physical borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCyber threats do not respect national boundaries, so this is why we must work together with key partners, such as Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the new Australia\u2013Japan Cyber Partnership, we will work together to better address evolving cyber security threats, while also enhancing regional resilience, the security of critical technology, and collaboration with industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dThis partnership reflects closer alignment between trusted partners in defending the digital domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking side by side with Japan, we can better address evolving cyber security threats and build regional resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minister for Cyber Security Tony Burke:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStrong regional partnerships, such as the one we share with Japan are essential, as no single country can effectively address cyber threats alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCyber threats are growing in scale and sophistication. Sharing information with trusted partners is essential to staying ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia and Japan have agreed to establish a new partnership that will enable deeper cooperation on complex cyber security challenges. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan met in Canberra today and issued the&nbsp;Australia\u2013Japan Strategic Cyber Partnership. Under the Partnership, Australia and Japan will strengthen our cyber relationship by &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/cyber-partnership-with-japan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cyber partnership with Japan&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38733,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38732\/revisions\/38733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}