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The Channel programme is meant to protect children, but it could be breaching their rights.
The British PM admitted that some Muslims don’t feel they have a place in the UK.
Malcolm Turnbull has warned against overestimating the Islamic State threat and amplifying its significance, in a speech contrasting sharply with Tony Abbott’s declarations.
From July 1, schools have a legal duty to prevent pupils being radicalised.
Tackling extremist and terrorist propaganda online is vital, but must be done with safeguards in mind.
Extra attention from university staff could make it hard to reconcile being publicly Muslim with being an ‘ordinary’ student.
Theresa May’s latest extremism bill means citizens can be punished even before they commit a crime.
Simplistic views of terrorist recruitment focus on online messages to Western youth. Foreign fighters are coming from many other countries, lured by many means, and we need more sophisticated responses.
Despite significant budgetary constraints, the government announced in Tuesday’s budget that a further A$450 million in counter-terrorism strategies. But something significant is lacking in its approach.
Counter-extremism proposals replace tolerance with incarceration.
A crackdown on terrorist groups that use the internet and social media to recruit Australians is part of the federal government’s new budget.
Dire government warnings and counter-terrorism raids in our suburbs paint a picture of the worst threat Western nations have ever faced. A little historical perspective is in order.
The instinctive response to Islamic State propaganda is to counter it with more propaganda. But my analysis shows that’s not working. We should not play their game on their field with their ball.
Talking to individual terrorists, rather than negotiating with groups, is the only way to move past violence and towards real mutual understanding.
The majority of Muslims in Australia condemn terrorism and extremism. But they feel that counter-terrorism policing and laws unfairly target their community, causing a troubling community backlash.
There will be more Jake Bilardis to come, and Australia must realise that no two cases will be entirely the same. Radicalised individuals will come from all areas of society.
The new Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 may result in the UK countering terrorism with an extremist security policy.
Amid debate about expanded national security laws, political leaders have yet to explain why terrorism is a more important threat than other challenges such as climate change or domestic violence.
The proposal to revoke the citizenship of dual citizens who fight for terrorist groups would materially expand upon the existing grounds for citizenship loss.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism, George Washington University
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of International Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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