Born in Emerald, John Coyne joined the Australian Defence Force and has forged a career in security and strategic intelligence.
He spent time in the Australian Federal Police before finally settling in as Head of Border Security, Strategic Policing and Law Enforcement at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
John talks about his life, career and role in driving policy discussion on defence and north Australia. Along the way he discusses his work in transnational serious crime including detection and prevention of child exploitation material online.
This is John’s Territory Story.