Editing Office of National Assessments (section)

===Assessments Group===
The Assessments Group is led by a Deputy Director-General and is made up of 2 assessments divisions.

==== North Asia ====
The '''North Asia Branch''' monitors and forecasts political, security, social, and economic developments, issues and trends in [[East Asia]] (including [[China]], [[Japan]], and the [[Korea]]n peninsula) and analyses and assesses all-source intelligence products on North Asia from the [[Australian Intelligence Community]].

==== Oceania ====
The '''Oceania Branch''' monitors and forecasts political, security, social, and economic developments, issues and trends in [[Oceania]] (including [[Fiji]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and the [[Solomon Islands]]), and analyses and assesses all-source intelligence products on Oceania from the [[Australian Intelligence Community]].

==== Open Source Centre ====
The '''Open Source Centre''' collects, analyses and researches [[open-source intelligence]] to support Australian Government intelligence priorities and the work of the [[Australian Intelligence Community]], with a focus on international developments that affect Australia's national interests.<ref>[https://www.ona.gov.au/open-source-centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314134000/https://www.ona.gov.au/open-source-centre |date=14 March 2018 }} Office of National Assessments Open Source Centre overview</ref>

==== Strategic Analysis ====
The '''Strategic Analysis Branch'''  monitors and forecasts strategic, military and security developments around the world including military-political affairs, science and technology, [[cybersecurity]], space, [[weapons of mass destruction]], [[global health]], and [[climate change]]. The Strategic Analysis Branch works also collaborates with the [[Defence Intelligence Organisation]].

==== International Economy ====
The '''International Economy Branch''' monitors and forecasts international economic, financial, and trade developments, issues and trends around the world. The International Economy Branch works with the [[Department of the Treasury (Australia)|Department of the Treasury]].

==== Transnational Issues ====
The '''Transnational Issues Branch''' monitors and forecasts transnational issues such as [[terrorism]], [[illegal drug trade]], [[people smuggling]], [[transnational crime]], and [[human security]] around the world as well as political, economic, social and strategic developments in Africa and the Americas.

==== South East Asia ====
The '''South East Asia Branch''' monitors and forecasts political, security, social, and economic developments, issues and trends in [[Southeast Asia]] (including [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Philippines]]), and analyses and assesses all-source intelligence products on South East Asia from the [[Australian Intelligence Community]].

==== South Asia and Middle East ====
The '''South Asia and Middle East Branch''' monitors and forecasts political, security, social, and economic developments, issues and trends in [[South Asia]] (including [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Afghanistan]]) and the [[Middle East]] (including [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Syria]], [[Israel]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]) and analyses and assesses all-source intelligence products on South Asia and Middle East from the [[Australian Intelligence Community]].