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Security boosted at Parliament House after protests

Protesters who climbed onto the roof at Parliament House have triggered upgrades to security measures, with longer-term options being considered.

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‘Three or four’ countries involved in foreign interference in Australia including ‘friends’, Mike Burgess says

Asio director general says some of the countries trying to intimidate diaspora communities ‘would surprise you’

The Guardian - AU

'At least three' nations interfering in Australia: ASIO

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says at the least three or four countries have been caught interfering in Australia's domestic affairs, including Iran.

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Do the Wieambilla attackers’ delusions complicate its classification as a terrorist attack?

These classifications can have real world legal and political ramifications.

Crikey

The corporate media is far more powerful than social media in inciting extremism

Everyone is blaming social media for a rise in extremism, but the mainstream media, with its wider reach and legitimacy, is doing more to drive extremism than the likes of Twitter.

Crikey

The cancellation of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows is the latest incident in a long history of concert terrorism

Taylor Swift’s Eras’ Tour concerts in Vienna, scheduled for August 8–10, have been cancelled due to a foiled terrorist plot. The events were expected to draw around 65,000 attendees each night.

The Conversation

ASIO has now declared the terrorist threat to Australia is ‘probable’. What does this mean?

ASIO has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”.

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Lack of social media enforcement behind radicalisation

Security experts say governments not regulating social media in its early years may have led to young people being more easily radicalised online.

AAP

Australia raises national terror threat level amid rise in ‘extreme ideologies’

Country’s spy chief says ‘more Australians are being radicalised’

The Independent UK

ASIO raises threat level to ‘probable’ due to increasing extremism, chief says

The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with ASIO head Mike Burgess giving a grim assessment of the “degrading security enviroment”.

The Conversation

Australia lifts terrorism threat level from 'possible' to 'probable,' but says no specific threat

The Australian government has elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

The Conversation

New home affairs minister Tony Burke heads to Indonesia to tackle terrorism and people smuggling

Tony Burke is flying to Indonesia, within hours of being sworn into the home affairs portfolio, for talks on security issues including countering terrorism and people smuggling.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

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'Whack-a-mole' warning for curbing online extremism

Experts have weighed in on attempts by ASIO to access the encrypted messages of online extremists, warning it could simply lead to users migrating elsewhere.

AAP

Extremist groups exploit popular social media platforms

Neo-Nazi groups are exploiting mainstream social media sites to supercharge their audience numbers and fundraise to promote violent beliefs, an expert warns.

AAP

Misogyny a 'significant' predictor of violent extremism

Almost one-in-five Australian men believe feminism should be forcibly resisted as a report calls on authorities to view misogyny as a national security threat.

Crikey

Democracy might be under threat. Security bureaucrats are not

The Trump assassination attempt has got Australian politicians excited that they too could be under threat — which would mean we need to give even more money to security agencies.

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Brisbane Couple Charged With Espionage After Allegedly Trying To Send ADF Secrets To Russia

Kira and Igor Korolev have been arrested and charged for espionage after allegedly trying to share ADF secrets with Russia.

International Business Times

Australia Charges Couple Over Russian Spying

Australian police have charged a married couple with spying for Russia, top officials said Friday, accusing them of accessing defence-related documents for Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Australia charges soldier, husband with attempting to spy for Russia

Russian-born Australian citizens arrested on suspicion of obtaining military information to share with Moscow.

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane couple charged with spying for Russia in alleged attempt to access defence secrets

A 40-year-old woman on long-term leave from the Australian defence force and her 62-year-old husband were charged with preparing for an espionage offence, federal police said

The Guardian - AU

Defence probed 16 alleged links between personnel and extremism in two years

Exclusive: Documents reveal the ADF has conducted more than a dozen investigations into army and navy personnel since 2022

AAP

Spy chief scores new term as head of national agency

Mike Burgess has been re-appointed as the director general of ASIO and will lead the agency until 2029.

The Canberra Times

What brought on cold feet at the pro-Palestine protest camp?

Getting arrested for a cause used to be a badge of honour.

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