ABC NATIONAL TV LIVE INTERVIEW
IR Chief Executive interviewed by the ABC’s Gemma Veness. Security for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. On 10 June, Neil Fergus ASM, IR’s CEO, was interviewed by Gemma Veness – live on ABC News TV – on the security planning, the complexities and challenges, for the imminent FIFA World Cup 2026™ – Canada, Mexico and the United States.
(Produced by Chloe MacKenzie).
At the recent ASIAL-OSPA-ASMF national security awards night in Melbourne, Victoria, Intelligent Risks (IR) was honoured to receive the Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) as the Australian security consultancy of the year for 2025. This is the fifth successive year the IR team has received this prestigious award, voted on by a panel of industry peers.
‘Lessons to be learned’ after AFP gun fired during Sydney Airport arrest. The AFP will conduct an internal review after a police firearm was discharged during an arrest at Sydney Airport. Security expert Neil Fergus says “there are always lessons to be learned from any of these incidents”. AFP officers began using short-barrelled rifles in major Australian airports in 2019.
The John Holland Group has been appointed to deliver the redevelopment of the Penrith Stadium and its surrounding entertainment precinct. The A$309m project funded by the New South Wales (NSW) Government will transform the precinct into a state-of-the-art venue for sport and entertainment.
IR awarded The Global OSPA as The Outstanding International Security Consultancy for 2024. The inaugural Global OSPA awards were announced in the UK on 12th February, involving nominations from 48 countries competing in 14 categories.
IR WINS THE AUSTRALIAN OSPA AGAIN. The IR team was honoured to again be awarded the prestigious Australian OSPA as security consultant of the year. This is the fifth time the IR team has won the award in seven years; and the third year in a row (2022, 2023 and now 2024). IR is now in contention for the Global OSPA for security consultant of the year, to be announced in early 2025.
A UNIQUE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM SHIRT – FROM THE PARIS 2024 GAMES – GIVEN TO THE AUSTRALIAN HIMALAYAN FOUNDATION (AHF): To raise funds for Charity Programs in Nepal, Bhutan & Ladakh
