Director General - Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office. Retweets are not endorsements.
Canberra, Australia
Joined January 2016
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DG ASNO Australia retweeted
Representing Australia was Dr Vanessa Robertson from @DG_ASNO, with our Rodger Tranter as her alternate
At the 29th meeting of the Nuclear Security Guidance Committee #NSGC meeting this week, Director Elena Buglova highlighted that “20 years after its launch, the NSGC continues to play an essential role in ensuring that the Nuclear Security Series #NSS remains technically sound, comprehensive, relevant and adaptable to evolving operational and technological realities.”
The NSGC biannual meetings bring together experts from over 70 countries to revise old and develop new #NuclearSecurity guidance publications.
Learn more about the NSS: 👇atoms.iaea.org/NuclearSecuri…
Our office joins in congratulating our colleagues in Tonga and the @CTBTO who have worked many hours to achieve this milestone. We look forward to working with you and our joint Pacific partners on strengthening #CTBT implementation across our region.
DG ASNO Australia retweeted
At the @IAEAorg, Australia was pleased to welcome Tonga’s decision to conclude an Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement. As parties to the Treaty of Rarotonga, 🇹🇴 & 🇦🇺 share a strong commitment to nuclear non-proliferation. ➡️austria.embassy.gov.au/vien/…
#ASNO is recruiting for a range of positions in nuclear safeguards, nuclear security, project management and regulation from the Australian Public Service APS 5 to EL 2.
👉visit asno.gov.au/careers for more information.
📷@ANSTO
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ASNO’s Annual Report 2024–25 is out now!
From meeting Australia's non-proliferation obligations safeguards to advancing global verification and regional security, see how we’re enhancing Australian and international security.
👉 asno.gov.au
#NonProliferation @dfat
I met with @CTBTO Executive Secretary @DrRobFloyd to reaffirm our commitment to the nuclear testing moratorium and the CTBT.
We discussed the sustainment of the international monitoring system & the Treaty’s 30th anniversary.
#CTBT #nonproliferation
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DG ASNO Australia retweeted
The OPCW Director-General met with the Director-General of 🇦🇺 Australia's Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office to discuss shared priorities on:
🔹 implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
🔹 scientific developments
🔹 global chemical weapons norms
🔗 Read more: opcw.org/media-centre/news/2…
@DG_ASNO
Appreciated meeting D-G Arias @OPCW National Authority meetings.
I acknowledged #OPCW’s vital role in global peace & security under his leadership for the last 7 years & thanked him for working with ASNO to advance #CWC implementation across the Pacific.
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With pride I shared my highlights of the 16th APSN annual meeting in my closing remarks:
💡Women in nuclear panel
💡Good practices guide endorsed
💡Discussions on future working groups
💡Hearing from @iaeaorg DDG Safeguards
🧫Tour of @uwanews NWAL lab
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In my capacity as chair, I welcomed APSN Members from the AsiaPacific region to the 16th Annual Meeting.
This unique network is committed to working together to solve current and future nuclear safeguards & security challenges, & to providing peer to peer support to each other.
#ASNO is committed to regional cooperation in preventing the illegal transfer of chemicals. Last month @OPCW #ASNO & @AusBorderForce cohosted a regional training course in Brisbane welcoming 21 experts from 12 Pacific island countries to strengthen shared knowledge and expertise.
I would like to congratulate @AusAmbVIE on this appointment.
Ambassador Biggs has contributed significantly to the non-proliferation regime across his career and is well placed to take on this leadership role.
The IAEA Board of Governors has elected @AusAmbVIE Ian David Grainge Biggs 🇦🇺 as the Chairperson of the IAEA’s Board of Governors for 2025–2026. He succeeds Ambassador @matildaalomatu of Ghana.
Congratulations!
📰atoms.iaea.org/423vLOB
DG ASNO Australia retweeted
Good exchange with 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVIE Ian Biggs and Australian delegation - including @ANSTO, @ARPANSANews, and #ASNO - at #IAEAGC.
Australia’s support for our work, including nuclear safety and security in Ukraine and cancer care through #RaysOfHope in the Pacific, is deeply valued.
Thanks for the update on the country’s policy developments in the nuclear field.
Today #ASNO celebrated #WearItPurpleDay to recognise the strength, visibility and resilience of #LGBTQIA+ youth 🌈
ASNO is proud to be an inclusive workplace of diverse individuals committed to #nonproliferation
#BoldVoicesBrightFuture #WearItPurpleDay2025
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This week I attended the #INMM 66th Annual Meeting. I spoke in two sessions where my colleagues and I discussed the intricacies of implementing domestic and international safeguards as the nuclear landscape changes, particularly in our region.
ASNO is honoured to support Australia’s commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.
We are passionate about our work that ensures Australia meets our non-proliferation and the comprehensive nuclear test-ban-treaty obligations.
#ASNO staff are joining the global community to reflect on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago.
Together we made #PeaceCranes with @NTI_WMD for #CranesForPeace.
We work to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to ensure they are never used again
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#ASNO is committed to boosting Chemical Weapons Convention implementation in our region.
Australia shared its #CWC implementation experiences at the @OPCW’s 23rdRegional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Asia held in New Delhi from 1-3 July 2025.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons @OPCW’s 23rd Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Asia was organised in New Delhi from 1-3 July 2025, bringing together 38 participants from 24 countries, including India.
Strengthening our partnership with Timor-Leste, I met with senior Government officials to advance our shared goal of #nonproliferation.
We explored collaboration on the CTBT, CWC, NPT and more, reaffirming #ASNO’s dedication to strengthening regional security.
ALT Commissioner-General Henrique da Costa from the National Police of Timor-Leste (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste / PNTL) and Director General ASNO shaking hands.