Safeguarding Australia 2020 has extended its scope to include the National Security implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic at a one day forum which will be drawing on the recent national and international experiences. The program will also take advantage of the work done by members of the Program Committee in this area through 2007 to 2009 in a series of conferences and seminars on planning and preparation that responded to the Swine and Bird Influenza (H1N1) threats.