Cyber war, China 'key to security' - The Australian

JULIA Gillard will this week identify the rise of China and a massive escalation in cyber attacks against government and industry as two of the key security issues facing the nation in a major address designed to strengthen Labor's defence credentials.

The Prime Minister will use her first important speech of the election year - to the Australian National University's National Security College in Canberra on Wednesday - to outline Australia's national security objectives, actions and priorities over the next five years.