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Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
A view of ruins in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines, on May 23 2018. Exactly a year earlier, IS terrorists belonging to the Maute and the Abu Sayyaf groups occupied Marawi, triggering a five-month armed conflict that resulted in over a thousand deaths and left the city in ruins.
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Indonesia can also apply strategies implemented by the Philippine government to counteract terrorism and radicalism.
Leaked WhatsApp messages showed why Julie Bishop performed so poorly in the first round of voting to replace Malcolm Turnbull as leader of the Liberal party.
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There is a strong case to be made that WhatsApp messages are subject to the Freedom of Information Act in the same way as email and others forms of text messages.
A policeman holds a flower at the site of a bomb attack on a bus transporting Tunisian presidential guards November 25, 2015.
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A recent attack at the heart of the Tunisian capital highlights how regional security is on the precipice.
Studies consistently show mental health does not in and of itself lead to violent behaviour.
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Not all terrorist incidents have mental illness as a causal factor, and most violent acts are committed by people without a mental illness.
Mourners pay their respects to Sisto Malaspina, co-owner of Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar, who was killed in Friday’s terror attack.
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While broad-based counter-terrorism strategies aren’t very effective at preventing lone-actor attacks, community outreach efforts are having success turning troubled young lives around.
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Counter-terrorism legislation has created a permanent zone of suspicion – but not for everyone.
A memorial vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter killed 11 and wounded six on Oct. 27, 2018.
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The attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and the sending of pipe bombs to critics of the current administration are examples of the increase in the violence on the margins of the right.
The original Halloween movie has been remade for 2018.
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We love to be scared by creepy movies. But fear has other uses too. It can be used negatively by politicians to control us, but can also be a tool to harness internal change.
Does reading about terrorism cause trauma?
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After 9/11, academic investigation seemed to seek out trauma rather than signs of resilience.
Australia has some of the toughest anti-terror laws in the world. But the government isn’t doing enough to prevent extremism at the community level.
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An analysis of budget documents suggests that federal funding for community-based, counter-terrorism programs has dried up.
BBC drama Bodyguard, which delves into the murky world of insider leaks in the police and security services.
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Human resources departments need to understand that these days security and data breaches are more likely to come from within.
South Tower being hit during the 9/11 attacks. The events of September 11 2001 has significantly shaped American attitudes and actions towards fighting terrorism, surveilling citizens and othering outsiders.
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Though more consequences are likely to develop in the post-9/11 era, the war on terror, heightened government surveillance and Islamophobia are notable legacies of this early 21st century tragedy.
Indonesian student protesters raise their fists during a rally to protest against general elections in Jakarta in April 2004.
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Universities are never a neutral ground that can be isolated from political processes.
Led by speaker Anjem Choudary (centre), al-Muhajiroun protests Omar Bakri Mohammed’s arrest in Lebanon in November 2015.
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The extremist network al-Muhajiroun has rebuilt itself before, but that doesn’t mean it’s destined to again.
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Approximately 10,000 people have been diagnosed with cancer due to 9/11. What support is available to this community, and is it working?
‘Hotel Mumbai’ is a gripping film that provides a glimpse into the fear and brutality of terrorism but also the everyday bravery of its victims. Here Armie Hammer in ‘Hotel Mumbai.’
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‘Hotel Mumbai,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, is an ‘anthem of resistance;’ a film that highlights the things ordinary people can do in extraordinary circumstances.
The World Trade Center burns after being hit by planes in New York Sept. 11, 2001.
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An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?
The people of Niger have been protesting against the presence of foreign troops in their country.
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The build-up of foreign armed forces does not bode well for the citizens of Niger.
Police escort the Indonesian leader of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), Zainal Ansori (centre), during his recent trial in Jakarta.
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Arresting JAD members and banning the group is unlikely to completely neutralise JAD’s influence because its weakness is not in the organisation’s structure, but in its ideology.