Australian security and counter-terrorism
Australian national security policy and counter-terrorism efforts
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David Hicks' lawyer Michael 'Dan' Mori on the PR campaign that saved his clientMori’s book, In the Company of Cowards, reveals his battle in the court of public opinion to get Hicks out of Guantanamo Bay, and implications for today’s jihadis
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Australia exercises new security laws and bans travel to part of Syria - videoAustralia for the first time exercised sweeping new security powers allowing it to block citizens from travelling to overseas conflict zones such as those in Iraq and Syria
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Julie Bishop declares Australia's first no-go zone: Syria's Al-Raqqa provinceAustralians travelling to Al-Raqqa without a valid reason face up to 10 years’ jail as foreign minister says she is considering more areas
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George Brandis denies law changes allow targeting of Australian Isis fightersClaims by Greens senator are ‘preposterous’ and to be dismissed ‘with contempt’, attorney general says
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Counter-terrorism law changes to clear way for expansion of control ordersAdditions to the foreign fighters bill would also allow the sharing of intelligence on Australians fighting in Iraq
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Police listened to lawyer-client phone call after Sydney counter-terrorism raidExclusive: Lawyer of arrested man – who was later released without charge – did not know police were listening under the terms of preventative detention order
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Syria foreign fighters: case against Sydney man Hamdi al Qudsi is 'fanciful'Hamdi al Qudsi, 40, is accused of helping seven men join terrorist organisations in Syria but defence lawyer says evidence points to innocuous activities
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New intelligence watchdog needed with 'absolute urgency', committee saysParliamentary committee urges Abbott government to appoint national security legislation monitor as soon as possible
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Julie Bishop warns UN on young, tech-savvy terrorists - video
Julie Bishop, Australia's minister for foreign affairs, tells the UN security council that terrorists now are 'younger, more violent, more innovative and highly interconnected'
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Ignorant jihadis 'have bought into fantasy fuelled by social media'The book aspiring Isis militants most commonly order before taking off to Syria is Islam for Dummies, human rights activist Qanta Ahmed says
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Phone and web data plan under fire for interfering with privacyHuman rights committee finds the plan to retain data for two years could have a ‘chilling effect’ on journalists
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David Cameron to reveal new laws to fight terrorism in the UKPrime minister to use speech to Australian parliament to unveil strategy on how to stem flow of fighters to Syria and Iraq
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More Australians have slipped through net to fight for Isis, federal police say‘There are some people who travelled a few days ago that were not on anyone’s radar,’ assistant commissioner says
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Sydney terrorism raid evidence has 'glaring error' in translation, court toldIntercepted call central to case against man charged in September raid was mistranslated, says defence lawyer
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G20: police dismantle activists' projectors that posed ‘no security threat’Protesters had planned to beam messages from projectors disguised as security cameras onto buildings inside the Brisbane summit’s high security zone
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UN anti-torture inquiry to grill Australia on human rights recordAsylum-seeker policies, counter-terrorism laws and Indigenous prisoners will also come under the spotlight
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Australian man killed in Syria – reportMan said to be from Sydney’s south-west and reportedly the third Australian to be killed in Syria in the past fortnight
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Metadata reporting obligations stay as Malcolm Turnbull backs status quoGovernment agencies will not be given easier access to Australians’ phone and web data
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Australian Super Hornets have bombed 14 Isis targets in IraqDefence force figures announced as 200 Australian special forces members prepare to move into Iraq
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Katharine Murphy: Dispatches George Brandis attempts to reassure reporters – by undermining journalism
Katharine Murphy, deputy political editorAttorney general’s bid to calm fears about his new national security powers shows he does not understand what journalists do, writes Katharine MurphyGeorge Brandis attempts to reassure reporters – by undermining journalism -
Shia Muslims chanting ‘down with Isis’ join Ashura procession in SydneyMarch participants play down prospect of sectarian tensions a day after a Muslim leader was shot outside a Sydney Islamic centre
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George Brandis says laws would not catch journalists reporting Edward Snowden leaksAttorney general appears to contradict previous interpretations of laws that criminalise disclosure of information about ‘special intelligence operations’
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Journalists must be free to hold Asio to account, Kate McClymont saysInvestigative reporter delivers Andrew Olle lecture, telling tales of her dealings with Australia’s criminal class
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George Brandis’s ‘safeguard’ fails to ease journalists’ fearsThe attorney general would have to decide whether to prosecute journalists for revealing special operations he himself approved
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Journalists' union criticises attorney general's power to prosecute themThat the attorney general would decide whether to prosecute under new security laws ‘gives us no comfort’, says MEAA
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Counter-terrorism bank will give cash to combat extremismGlobal Community Engagement and Resilience Fund grants will back small-scale projects aiming to discourage radicalisation
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Abbott government agrees to delay data retention bill until next yearParliament will not vote on the bill to force telcos to store Australians’ metadata until a bipartisan committee reports
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Data retention, Brandis media powers, women in cabinet – as it happened
Australia politics live with Katharine Murphy Data retention, Brandis media powers, women in cabinet – as it happened
The day’s developments, including Nova Peris’s statement addressing allegations of misuse of funds and data retention laws. As it happened -
Metadata retention: what will happen to your phone and web records now?Proposed data retention regime will force internet and phone companies to store web, call and location data for two years – and government agencies won’t need a warrant to access it
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Edward Snowden lawyer: 'no evidence' data retention prevents terrorist attacksAs Australian government introduces metadata retention bill, lawyer Ben Wizner says retaining data often impedes national security investigations
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Government will pay telcos and ISPs under metadata retention billMalcolm Turnbull introduces bill requiring data storage for two years, saying it is ‘critical’ to security agencies’ operations
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George Brandis: attorney general must approve prosecution of journalists under security lawsBrandis says the idea that new security laws might lead to such prosecutions is a ‘fanciful notion’ that is ‘barely imaginable’
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Bill Shorten has second thoughts on terrorism laws that could mean jail for journalistsOpposition leader writes to Tony Abbott asking the government to review laws, which were passed with Labor support
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Australians fighting for Isis tracked in Iraq under fresh security proposalsNew counter-terrorism bill builds on foreign fighters bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday and legislation increasing intelligence-gathering powers
Topics
- Australian politics
- Islamic State (Isis)
- George Brandis
- Australian intelligence agencies
- Syria
- Sydney
- New South Wales
- Australian military
- Surveillance
- Telecoms
- Coalition
- Iraq
- Australian police and policing
- Australian law
- Australian media
- Bill Shorten
- Tony Abbott
- Middle East and North Africa
- Edward Snowden
- Julie Bishop
Dear Bill Shorten: you're the opposition leader, not me. It's time to drop your soft bipartisanship