Abstract
ABSTRACT Australia is yet to adequately grapple with the unique challenges that critical seabed infrastructure protection poses to its defence and national security. While the paramount importance of Australia's sea lines of communication are widely understood, Australia's seabed lines of communication are understudied and underappreciated. This article lays the foundation for an Australian strategy to protect critical seabed infrastructure that constitutes seabed lines of communications. The article first overviews critical seabed infrastructure in Australia's immediate region. Second, it examines various suspected cases of seabed warfare in Europe and the Indo-Pacific which targeted critical seabed infrastructure. Third, the article analyses Australia's response to date, before, fourth and finally, outlining how Australia, and in particular the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), ought to respond to the growing threat to seabed lines of communication. By systematically analysing seabed warfare trends since 2021 using reputable journalism, think tank reports and fresh regional responses, this article demonstrates Australia's seabed vulnerabilities, and novel resiliency strategies.
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