On Wednesday, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed regrets he had not done a better job encouraging Australian governments and businesses to purchase Australian cybersecurity products.  

The comments, encouraging the country to build an Australia able to secure itself, put a cyber industry spin on growing international efforts for countries to decouple themselves from the U.S. and China.  

“We should be developing a world-leading cybersecurity industry," Turnbull said.

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