Bad foreign actors to be named after Iran plot foiled In a major crackdown on the scourge of foreign interference, Australia will name and shame countries found to be undermining the nation's political processes. AAP · Feb 13, 2023
Secret inquiry into public service cyber security The high-profile cyber attacks on Medibank and Optus led to the prime minister commissioning a public service security review, but the report remains secret. AAP · Feb 13, 2023
Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo admits 'human error' allowed Nauru offshore processing instrument to lapse The Home Affairs secretary says his department 'messed up' by accidentally allowing Australia's offshore processing policy to lapse. ABC News · Feb 13, 2023
Boat arrivals on temporary protection visas have access to permanent residency Thousands of boat arrivals whose futures have been in limbo for a decade or more will be able to apply from Monday to be permanent Australian residents. The Conversation · Feb 12, 2023
Nearly 20,000 refugees to get same rights as other permanent residents after being kept ‘in limbo’ Labor clears way for temporary protection and safe haven visa holders to apply for permanency The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2023
Australian TV broadcasters claim more gambling ad restrictions could cut free sport coverage Free TV Australia has rejected calls for further restrictions, telling inquiry the current regime is poorly understood by the community The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023
Labor condemned for ‘abhorrently cruel’ decision to put 100 people back in immigration detention Group released around Christmas will be re-detained due to retrospective bill imposing a stricter interpretation of the character test The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2023
A legal instrument underpinning Australia's offshore processing regime lapsed last year, and for months no-one noticed For a few months in 2022, a legal instrument underpinning Australia's offshore asylum seeker processing policy stopped working. Here's what happened, and why. ABC News · Feb 7, 2023
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 · Feb 3, 2023
Every Australian will be touched by climate change. So let's start a national conversation about how we'll cope In an address to the National Press Club this month, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil expressed deep concern about the national security implications of climate change. The Conversation · Dec 21, 2022
Migration review should plan for the long term A migration system that better selects skilled migrants could help solve some of Australia’s biggest challenges. The New Daily · Dec 19, 2022
Universities back Aussie migration reset A peak university body says Australia's complex migration system is holding the nation back and allowing global competitors to benefit. AAP · Dec 18, 2022
Extremist views of Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train exposed in YouTube videos from night of police shooting Haunting vision from Gareth and Stacey Train which appears to be filmed on the night of the police shooting reveals the extent of their extremist views. WARNING: This story contains content that readers may find distressing. ABC News · Dec 16, 2022
Law reform in focus after police shooting As the government weighs up the implications of the brutal deaths of two Queensland police officers, the federal opposition has likened the attack to terrorism. AAP · Dec 15, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022 Energy makes the headlines, but reset on diplomacy is Albanese’s real power play The government has lowered domestic tensions, enabling it to adopt a more grown-up foreign policy that can improve ties with Washington and Beijing
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022 Does Australia need new laws to combat right-wing extremism? At the National Press Club this week, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil flagged that Labor would propose changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. She cited an increase in diverse threats beyond religious fundamentalism, a trend towards lone-actor, low-sophistication attacks, and more younger people being radicalised.
The New Daily · Dec 8, 2022 Peter Dutton too prominent in Labor’s national security plans, says expert 'While it's easy to fund poke fun at Peter Dutton, it's missing the point. We need to be more ambitious,' says security expert.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Australia wants Indonesia to monitor released bombmaker Australia’s government says it is seeking assurances from Indonesia that the man convicted of making the bombs used in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks would continue to be monitored after his release from prison
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022 Bali bomb maker Umar Patek released from Indonesian prison Patek was jailed 10 years ago over role in 2002 attacks, which killed more than 200 people
AAP · Dec 8, 2022 Cyber security strategy heads appointed Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil has announced an overhaul of Australia's cyber security strategy, describing the country as "unnecessarily vulnerable".
AAP · Nov 29, 2022 National Situation Room has been beefed up Australia's national all-hazards headquarters has been upgraded by the government to ensure it can react swiftly to emergencies, including fires and floods.
AAP · Nov 28, 2022 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.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022 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
AAP · Nov 24, 2022 Sydney mayors reassured after ISIS talks The Home Affairs Minister has emerged from a meeting with a group of Sydney mayors saying there has been a lot of misinformation about ISIS-linked returnees.
AAP · Nov 22, 2022 Refugees fly from Nauru to New Zealand Six refugees have been flown from Nauru to New Zealand as part of a resettlement deal with Australia, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has confirmed.