diff --git a/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml b/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml
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+++ b/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+allowed_kubernetes_namespaces:
+  - "vm-system"
+  - "observability"
+  - "logging"
+service_account_name: "agent-observability"
+extra_labels: {}
diff --git a/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml b/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml
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+++ b/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Allow access to agent-observability Kubernetes credentials
+---
+rules:
+  - path: "kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability"
+    capabilities:
+      - update
+
+auth:
+  ldap:
+    - kubernetes_au_syd1_cluster_operator
+  approle:
+    - agents