Australian Centre for Space Governance

The Australian Centre for Space Governance (ACSG) was launched in 2022 in response to the growth and transformation of Australia's civil and defence space sector. We aim to advance the agenda for responsible space governance and to advocate for Australia’s interests in space in the 21st century through three areas of focus: 1) Producing interdisciplinary research to solve national and global space governance challenges; 2) Serving Australia’s space law and governance needs (government, industry, and broader stakeholders); and, 3) Engaging in outreach, advocacy, and education and training across various sectors to increase space literacy. To help achieve the above, we bring together academic experts in fields such as space law, governance, policy, science and technology studies, security, property, history, ethics, political, and social sciences across six different universities in Australia (ANU, Flinders University, RMIT, University of Adelaide, UNSW Canberra, and Western Sydney University). We are committed to the values of interdisciplinary collaboration; safety, security and sustainability in space; diversity and inclusivity in the space sector; ensuring Australia fulfils its potential as a space middle power; and ensuring the national space sector engages fully with Indigenous Australians and incorporates Indigenous co-design and governance values to the use of land, sea and skies for space activities.