The ADF’s powers to search, seize and control movement at the scene of an incident will be simplified, expanded and made clearer.
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The bill makes it easier for states and territories to seek help from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to respond to terrorist and other violent occurrences.
Landbridge has employed former trade minister Andrew Robb.
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Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Porter wants the foreign agent register bill and the foreign interference bill passed before the Super Saturday of byelections in late July.
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Where possible, Opposition leader Bill Shorten tries to stick like glue to the government on national security issues, for reasons of politics as well as substance.
Poorly secured IoT devices could lead to attacks on national security.
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An informant gathered information from Trump campaign staffers for the FBI’s Russia probe. An historian writes that informants are one of the most basic ways the FBI and police investigate.
Random ID checks announced last week by the Turnbull government will erode trust between police and the public.
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Australia faces many security issues driven by climate change, including more international migration and an increase in defence personnel being sent on disaster relief missions, a Senate inquiry has found.
The challenge for legislators, courts and the wider community is to ensure any interference with privacy is minimal, rather than merely lawful.
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John Bolton just started his job as National Security Adviser to President Trump. He’s the latest in a ever-changing cast of staffers, raising the question: Who’s in charge of national security?
During the Cold War, the US built nuclear weapons at a network of secretive sites across the nation. Some are still heavily polluted and threaten public health today.
Is Donald Trump really the one setting the direction of US security policy?
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Mounting evidence suggests we are so mesmerised by the theatre around Donald Trump that we have lost sight of how the US security establishment wields power.
Cabinet confidentiality is important to ensure ministers are able to debate ideas before a decision is made public.
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It’s increasingly difficult for investigative journalists to hold governments to account – partly due to anti-terror and security laws making it harder for whistleblowers to act.
At the funeral of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim girl who was beaten to death.
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Hangga Fathana, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
It was Paul Keating himself who first raised the idea of a security agreement between Indonesia and Australia in June 1994 to Indonesian President Soeharto.
Liberal and Labor camps expect incumbent John Alexander will hold on against the ALP’s Kristina Keneally.
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