How China could hack our power and telco networks 'today' - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The article documents active Chinese cyber-reconnaissance and offensive capability against Australia's critical national infrastructure—power grids and telecommunications networks—highlighting a direct, near-term threat to energy resilience and digital sovereignty. This gaps an existential vulnerability in Pillar 1 (Resource Sovereignty) and Pillar 8 (Northern Arc security), as compromised grid or telco systems would cascade across defence, supply chains, and emergency response.