Morrison Government to Create a Cyber Force in Defence Department

Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma and Prime Minister Scott Morrison discuss the planning maps at an infrastructure announcement in Macquarie Park in Sydney, Australia on June 29, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

The Morrison government will make the nation’s largest-ever investment into cybersecurity over the next ten years with the Cyber Enhanced Situational Awareness and Response (CESAR) package.

In a media release on June 30, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the federal government would invest $1.35 billion over the next decade to enhance Australia’s cybersecurity capabilities and cyber readiness.