A Department of the Seven

Security

Defence & Sovereignty. National security, borders, and foreign relations under one roof — the ADF rebuilt around conventional capability, the intelligence agencies unified, and immigration set by an economic-need formula.

Minister for Security

What Security covers

Security consolidates defence, intelligence, borders and foreign relations into a single department — ending the overlap and turf wars between competing agencies. Defence is rebuilt around sovereign, conventional capability; the four intelligence agencies answer to one chief; and the two-year National Construction Service is administered here.

Defence (ADF)The operational core. The Minister sets policy; the Chief of the Defence Force commands operations.
Unified intelligenceASIO, ASIS, ASD and ONI under a single Director of National Intelligence — one function, not four competing baronies.
Borders & biosecurityHome Affairs and the Australian Border Force consolidated; border patrol as a dedicated capability.
Foreign affairs & tradeFocused on the Pacific and South-East Asia — our own region first.
ImmigrationManaged through an economic-need formula — no standalone immigration department.
Law & policingThe Attorney-General's Department and the Australian Federal Police.

Security on the People’s Portal

The DAA is the digital layer across all seven departments — not an eighth department. Crime, border and cyber figures published, defence contracts and capability on the record — and cybercrime and scam prevention run as DAA policy with Security.

Documents & Registers →Cybercrime & Scams →The DAA →

Security policies

Defence Restructure

The ADF rebuilt around sovereign, deliverable capability.

Defence — Not Attack

A defensive posture built to protect the continent, not project force.

Fuel Security

A 90-day domestic fuel reserve and sovereign supply.

Immigration — Controlled

160,000 a year, set in public, tied to housing. Selection tightened, data live.

Electoral Reform

Clean elections: donation limits and transparency.

Veterans · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

Prisons & Justice · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

ASIO, Privacy & Freedom · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

Cyber Security · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

Emergency Management & Disasters · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

Foreign Affairs · In Development

Policy in development — the full position will be published on this page.

Veterans In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

Prisons & Justice In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

ASIO, Privacy & Freedom In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

Cybercrime & Scams via DAA In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

Emergency Management & Disasters In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

Foreign Affairs In development

In development — the full position will be published on this page.

v712 · 21 Aug 2026