Australian security and counter-terrorism

Burney decries ‘unbelievably racist and bullying’ treatment in candid remarks to NSW premier – as it happened
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Nino Bucci and Rafqa Touma (earlier)
15, Sep, 2023 @8:39 AM

Democracies face ‘truth decay’ as AI blurs fact and fiction, warns head of Australia’s military
Gen Angus Campbell says disinformation from Russia and others could erode trust and sow discord in the western world
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
14, Sep, 2023 @1:22 PM

Home affairs minister’s chief of staff takes job with arms manufacturer Thales, Senate told
Greens senator David Shoebridge criticises move during parliamentary debate on transparency around lobbying
Christopher Knaus
14, Sep, 2023 @8:57 AM

Jim Chalmers accuses Peter Dutton of being ‘chief propagandist’ of no campaign amid heated voice referendum debate – as it happened
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Nino Bucci and Amy Remeikis (earlier)
13, Sep, 2023 @8:39 AM

Chinese academic raided by Australian police and offered $2,000 for information during trip
Exclusive: Sino-Australian relations expert had phone confiscated and was asked to provide information during ‘heavy-handed’ and ‘counterproductive’ episode
Ben Doherty
10, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM

Marise Payne to quit parliament – as it happened
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Jordyn Beazley and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier)
08, Sep, 2023 @8:06 AM

Too hot to handle: climate crisis report so secret Albanese government won’t even reveal date it was completed
Anthony Albanese continues to reject calls to make even a sanitised version of the assessment public
Daniel Hurst
29, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM

Labor’s counter-terror laws may stifle ‘political dissent’, Law Council warns
Journalists and civil liberty groups also concerned about proposed bill that creates new offences around accessing violent extremist material
Christopher Knaus
24, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM

Imprisoned Sydney businessman accused of selling information to Chinese spies condemns ‘ridiculous’ police delay
Alexander Csergo has been in prison on remand since April as court told police ‘don’t have a timeframe’ for obtaining further evidence
Ben Doherty
11, Aug, 2023 @5:50 AM

Home affairs tried to water down report critical of ‘extraordinary’ counter-terror powers, documents reveal
Department engaged researchers to review its preventative detention of terrorists, only to attempt to remove their most serious criticisms
Christopher Knaus and Nino Bucci
10, Aug, 2023 @9:50 PM

Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab ‘alive’ in Syrian prison months after reports he was killed in IS strike
Family ‘overwhelmed with joy’ after video emerges of teenager, believed to be Zahab, looking healthy and speaking into a camera
Ben Doherty
01, Aug, 2023 @11:55 PM

Australian businessman ‘in survival mode’ when he placated Chinese intelligence with open-source information, documents claim
Federal police statement of facts tendered to court say Alexander Csergo was in ‘an enhanced state of paranoia’ about being detained in Shanghai
Ben Doherty
31, Jul, 2023 @1:06 AM
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