The Group of Eight

Episode 52 – Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Rick Burr and Major General (Ret’d) Paul Symon – Part 2

Part 2 of a thought-provoking two-part episode featuring the Co-Chairs of the Group of Eight Defence & Security Committee – Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Rick Burr, former Chief of Army and Major General (Ret’d) Paul Symon, former Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. In Part 2, these distinguished defence and intelligence leaders underscore the vital role of Australia’s leading universities in advancing national security, research integrity, and innovation and discuss how the Go8 Defence & Security Committee is a unique and powerful mechanism for building trust, securing research, and demonstrating that our universities are national assets. Recorded May 2025.