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Israel offers training to counter terror inspired by IS

Israeli is extensively qualified to train Australian police in fighting terrorism and anti-Semitism, according to one of its senior government ministers.

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US offered to help return 'ISIS brides' to Australia

Labor insists it did not repatriate ISIS-linked women and children from Syria, but notes reveal it considered getting them home without government involvement.

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Terror listing for group behind synagogue attack

Australia has branded an Iranian organisation behind "cowardly" attacks on the Jewish community a terrorist organisation, amid warnings of malicious activity.

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Secret translation of Nauruan president’s interview on NZYQ deal with Australia to stay suppressed for decade

Penny Wong says translation notes were ‘taken hastily’ by official who was not accredited translator and were ‘for internal purposes only’

The Guardian - AU

'Go home': neo-Nazi's visa torn up after shock protest

One of the 60 demonstrators who took part in a fascist protest touting Hitler slogans outside a state parliament has had his visa cancelled.

AAP

'Arc up': offshore detention mired in corruption claims

Australia's offshore detention outpost in Nauru is under a corruption spotlight after claims of government oversight failures for taxpayer-funded contracts.

AAP

Submarine program may buoy nation's migration rate

The home affairs minister has suggested the AUKUS nuclear submarine program could have an effect on Australia's long-term migration levels.

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Government to introduce new powers to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, crypto crime

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Thursday will outline new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and crime risks associated with cryptocurrency and Crypto ATMs.

The Conversation

Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation

In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group declared a caliphate, a form of Islamic government headed by a caliph, considered to be a successor to the prophet Muhammad. This correlated with a global campaign of terror and 53,000 foreigners from 80 countries travelling to support IS (sometimes also referred…

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Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

More Australians linked to the Islamic State are expected return home as the federal police monitor two women and six children who recently arrived.

AAP

Andrew Hastie quits Ley’s shadow cabinet, saying he was excluded from immigration policy role

Liberal rebel Andrew Hastie has quit the shadow cabinet, declaring he could not serve there because Sussan Ley had told him he would have no role in formulating the opposition’s immigration policy.

The Conversation

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities

The Home Affairs minister, Tony Burke, revealed late last week he had visited Nauru in August and signed a memorandum of understanding with its government.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese government resorts to whatever-it-takes to rid Australia of former detainees

The Albanese government’s deal with Nauru to take up to 280 former immigration detainees again shows both sides of politics will resort to drastic and expensive actions when faced with intractable issues around illegal non-citizens.

The Conversation

'Serious concerns' rights undercut in migration changes

Australia's human rights watchdog is alarmed proposed changes to migration rules would stop natural justice applying to foreign criminals facing deportation.

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Social cohesion fears with weekend rallies set to clash

Groups and communities will hold their own protests in response to planned anti-immigration rallies whose premise has been flatly rejected by political leaders.

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Grattan on Friday: Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

If the intelligence community had its Logies, ASIO chief Mike Burgess would be chasing gold this week.

AAP

'Forever tarnished': Netanyahu spews more vitriol on PM

Israel's prime minister has launched another verbal salvo against Anthony Albanese over his handling of the situation in the Middle East as calls grow for calm.

The Conversation

Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act - whether you’re a politician or not

The Australian government has cancelled the visa of Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, setting off a diplomatic falling out that’s escalated over the course of the week.

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Australia hits back at Netanyahu amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza

Australia’s Home Affairs minister says ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’.

International Business Times

Australia Lashes Netanyahu Over 'Weak' Leader Outburst

Australia lashed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after he said the country's prime minister was weak, with a top minister saying strength was more than "how many people you can blow up".

AAP

Albanese shrugs off swipe from angry Israeli leader

The prime minister says he will still engage with Benjamin Netanyahu diplomatically, despite the Israeli leader calling him 'weak'.

AAP

Israel retaliates after Australia blocks politician

Israel's foreign affairs minister says he has revoked the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs wrongfully detained Australian citizen for four days because of paperwork bungle, ombudsman reveals

Department denies a culture of ‘act first, check later’ after report shows the Australian citizen was moved to immigration detention – despite them providing their birth certificate

Evening Standard

Fewer than 1,000 Scottish homes still without power after Storm Floris

Engineers are expected to return on Thursday morning to carry out the remaining work.

The Guardian - AU

‘What choice have I got?’: Lana built a life in Australia after years on Nauru – but now faces returning to the Iran she fled to keep it

Australia has agreed to not deport refugees back to face possible persecution. But advocates say for many ‘transitory persons’ stuck in legal limbo, their only option is to do the unthinkable

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