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Australia's police to use AI to decode criminals' emoji slang to curb online crime — "crimefluencers" will be decoded and translated for investigators

Australia's police are looking to build an AI tool that would detect and interpret emoji slang online in an effort to curb crime among bad actors in hateful communities, dubbed "crimefluencers." The AI will understand the difference between harmless lingo and coded messages to help police combat violent crime.

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AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls

AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girls

The Guardian - AU

Top cop eyes 'crime-influencers' amid social media ban

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

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'How nervous am I': top cop's emotional farewell

After five years as AFP Commissioner, Reece Kershaw has reflected on his career and said goodbye to staff at a ceremony at the force's headquarters in Canberra.

AAP

Krissy Barrett becomes first woman Australian Federal Police commissioner

Krissy Barrett has been appointed the first female commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw, who is retiring ahead of the end of his term.

The Conversation

Meet the first woman to lead Australia's federal police

Krissy Barrett will make history when she becomes the first woman to lead the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw after his early retirement.

AAP

Police arrest suspect in Melbourne synagogue attack as international criminal links probed

It comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks

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Alleged mastermind behind Sydney’s ‘fake terrorism plot’ denies wider responsibility but admits ‘I picked Dural’

Former gym owner and alleged drug dealer Sayit Akca tells Four Corners he ‘removed’ explosives threat while denying any involvement in antisemitic attacks

The Guardian - AU

NSW police officer signed NDA with AFP over Sydney caravan ‘fake terrorism’ plot

NSW parliamentary inquiry hears ‘extraordinary’ revelation that motivation of overseas mastermind was kept secret due to non-disclosure agreement

The Guardian - AU

A Sydney caravan laden with explosives was a ‘fake terrorism plot’. Here’s what we know

Police say they believed soon after the caravan’s discovery in January that it was a ‘con job’, alleging it was fabricated by criminals for personal benefit

The Guardian - AU

A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax

The Independent UK

Mob faked attack on Australian synagogue: Police

Police say organised crime gang fabricated a plan to bomb the Jewish site to divert law enforcement resources.

Al Jazeera

AFP Clarifies Explosives-Laden Dural Caravan Was Part Of ‘Fabricated Terrorism Plot’

The caravan, discovered back in January, was "never going to cause a mass casualty event", according to authorities.

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Cops expose Jewish caravan plot as 'criminal con job'

A caravan bomb linked to prominent Jewish sites was one of several anti-Semitic incidents set up by organised crime figures for their own benefit, police said.

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The Guardian - AU

Sydney caravan a ‘fake terrorism plot’ by criminals hoping to cause fear for personal benefit, police allege

‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett says

Evening Standard

Melbourne synagogue arson attack declared a terrorist act

Police said a manhunt was underway to find three suspects following the fire

The Independent UK

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation

AAP

Fourteen people investigated for terror symbol displays

Police are investigating the display of terrorist iconography and whether rhetoric about killed terrorists crossed the threshold into inciting violence.

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The Guardian - AU

Five teenagers charged with terrorism offences after police raids across Sydney

All were refused bail and due to appear in children’s court on Thursday on charges including possessing or controlling violent extremist material

AAP

Extremists using online gaming platform to recruit kids

Extremists groups are infiltrating virtual gaming platforms such as Roblox and using violent simulations to radicalise young Australians, the AFP warns.

ABC News

Inquiry probes prosecution of Nazi symbols online as authorities warn of Australia's 'increasingly diverse' terrorism threat

The Australian Federal Police warn ideologically motivated extremism is on the rise in Australia as a federal parliamentary hearing probes the prosecution of Nazi symbols displayed online and offline.

AAP

Sydney man to face court on foreign intelligence charge

A Sydney man who allegedly compiled reports for members of a foreign intelligence service is due to appear in court.

The New Daily

AFP swoops on Australian intelligence source allegedly working for a ‘foreign intelligence service’

An Australian man who allegedly compiled reports for a foreign intelligence service has been arrested and charged.

AAP

Australian charged over work for foreign intelligence

A 55-year-old Australian national has been charged with foreign interference after allegedly compiling sensitive reports for foreign intelligence agents.

Al Jazeera

Alleged crime boss dubbed ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ arrives in Australia

Extradited Chinese-Canadian suspect Tse Chi Lop, 59, said to head up the Asian mega-cartel ‘Sam Gor’, or ‘The Company’.

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