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Right-wing terrorism threat eased along with COVID-19

The threat of extremist violence from conspiracy theorists or people aggravated by strict COVID-19 lockdowns has decreased but not diminished.

AAP

Right-wing terror threat has receded as COVID restrictions have eased, ASIO chief says

The threat of a terror attack by nationalist extremists or conspiracy theorists has fallen significantly, the head of ASIO says, with far-right groups largely failing to recruit from COVID-19.

ABC News

Asio will go wherever terrorism threat is, despite low number of listed rightwing groups

Australian spy agency’s chief tells Senate espionage and foreign interference ‘supplanted terrorism’ as principal security concern

The Guardian - AU

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Intelligence chief unaware of Chinese police in Sydney

ASIO head Mike Burgess says while he's aware of media reporting Chinese police operating clandestinely in Sydney, he hasn't seen evidence of such operations.

AAP

Forget spy balloons, the world of surveillance has tried everything from schoolchildren to trained cats

The Chinese “spy balloon” shot down over the United States has brought the seemingly strange methods of surveillance and espionage into news headlines. Balloons have long been used for espionage – and not just for surveillance, as appears to be the case with this one.

The Conversation

PM flags overhaul of Australia’s counter-terror laws to combat ‘real threat’ of rightwing extremism

Recent murders of police officers at Wieambilla highlight need for action to protect community safety, Anthony Albanese says

The Guardian - AU

Security boss to brief PM, premiers on risks to nation

Australia's security chief Mike Burgess will meet political leaders to outline the latest threats to the nation.

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ASIO spied on Pine Gap military base protesters in the 1980s, declassified documents reveal

The national security agency planted covert operatives among the group to assess whether it posed a threat to the outback military facility, but one of the protesters says he always assumed there were spies in their midst anyway.

ABC News

Australian officials warned in 2021 about possible recruitment of ex-ADF members by Chinese military

Unclear what action, if any, then defence minister Peter Dutton took at the time

The Guardian - AU

Is the terrorism threat over?

Eight years after raising the national terrorism threat level, Australia recently lowered it again – from mid-range (probable) to low-range (possible).

The Conversation

As more is revealed about the Wieambilla shooters, some question why Gareth Train was not on authorities’ radar

Experts are concerned the threat of far-right extremism and sovereign citizens is not being taken seriously. But that could change after the murder of three people in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Low terror threat from Syria repatriation

All Australians repatriated from Syria have been assessed to be a low terror risk and their return did not affect the lowering of the terrorism threat level.

AAP

Australia’s terrorism threat level downgraded to ‘possible’ after eight years as ‘probable’

Asio says the risk of attack has changed as fewer extremists likely to act

The Guardian - AU

Australia's terror threat level lowered for first time in almost a decade

Australia's national terrorism threat level is being lowered from "probable" to "possible", but authorities are warning a deadly attack could still happen here in the next 12 months.

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Terrorism threat lowered but attack 50-50

Intelligence agency ASIO has lowered the threat of a terrorist attack from probable to possible but rates the chance of an attack within the next year at 50-50.

Newcastle Herald

Why paying Medicare hackers' ransom may have been the right move

The difference between a kidnap and the Medibank data breach is that kidnapping is usually non-preventable in that the victims are totally unaware of being the target of the crime.

The Guardian - AU

Security agencies probe Chinese approach to ex-Australian defence personnel

Deputy PM plays down suggestions of a loophole in the law, saying former military have ‘enduring obligation’ to maintain secrets

The Independent UK

Report: Australian women, children returning from Syria camp

Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports the first group of Australian women and children held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 is bound for Sydney despite government opponents arguing they pose an unacceptable extremist threat

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has 'grave concerns' over plan to rescue Australians in Syrian detention camps

After an ASIO briefing, Peter Dutton says he holds "grave concerns" that rescuing women and children from detention camps in Syria will pose significant risk to the safety of Australians.

The Conversation

Australia is well-placed to make the long-overdue repatriation of Islamic State women and children work

National security is not a zero-sum game. If the past two decades have taught us anything about breaking the cycle of terrorist violence, it is that in the longer-run, treating people well – upholding justice and acting with compassion and humanity – keeps everyone safer.

AAP

'Everyone needs to watch out': Dreyfus

Once a warrant is obtained, the commission will be able to tap the phones of politicians - even the prime minister's - under sweeping ASIO-like powers.

ABC News

How to solve the Australian Signals Directorate 75th anniversary 50 cent coin

The awe-inspiring abilities of a 14-year-old code-cracker from Tasmania boggled many minds last week, but it turns out he wasn't the only one to conquer the coin challenge.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Peter Dutton wants us all to ‘stop doing that’

As his first oppositional act, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton opposed the Jobs and Skills Summit, saying it should stop ... then slowly reverse.

ABC News

Inquiry into far-right extremism in Victoria makes 12 recommendations to counter spread

The inquiry found a diminished trust in government and mainstream media led to increased recruitment to far-right causes.

ABC News

Australia's top spies kept in dark over Morrison's secret appointments

Their job is to know other people's secrets, but not even Australia's top spooks knew about Scott Morrison's five hidden portfolios.

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