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Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Fears of flow on attacks after Hamas' assault on Israel haven't been realised with Australia's spy chief saying no terror plots were linked to the war in Gaza.

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War in Gaza didn't directly spark domestic terror: ASIO

Conflict in the Middle East did not directly inspire any major terror-related incidents in Australia in the 2024 financial year, an intelligence report says.

AAP

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Children are at risk online from "adult strangers in alleyways" and the community must play a role in identifying warning signs, the nation's spy chief says.

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Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation

Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step-change’ in the threat posed by extremism

The Guardian - AU

Federal Liberals gaffe NSW takeover

The federal Liberal Party has stumbled at the first hurdle of its takeover of the party’s NSW division, and John Howard has criticised Jim Chalmers’ comments about interest rates and the RBA.

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Palestinian-Australians deride visa debate as alarmist

Australians are being asked to remember the human impact of war as those fleeing Gaza are caught in the middle of a public debate over visa security checks.

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View from The Hill: ASIO chief seeks to dig out of the hole he’d made for himself

Mike Burgess is highly respected by both Labor and Liberal politicians. When they talk about him, they nearly always throw in praise, sometimes fulsome.

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Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test

In wake of Coalition criticism, Mike Burgess says support for Palestine not a problem but support for Hamas could rule out ability to come to Australia

The Guardian - AU

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

The ASIO director-general says his comments on the vetting process for people fleeing Gaza have been distorted, triggering a fresh round of political fighting.

AAP

Advocacy group to launch national campaign on Sunday to ‘amplify’ Muslim political voice

The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday, which is aimed at leveraging its influence for the federal election.

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Australia’s new chief cyber spy inherits a massive $10 billion war chest – and an urgent mission

The selection of Abigail Bradshaw as the new head of Australia’s cyber spy agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), sends a strong message.

The Conversation

Labor calls Peter Dutton a ‘sook’ in parliament for his continued attacks on Gaza visa process

In parliament, opposition leader accuses Anthony Albanese of misleading the house by selectively quoting Australia’s spy boss Mike Burgess

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s strident Gaza digression drowns out Liberals’ epic election blunder in NSW

A random response to a single question on Wednesday morning at Sydney airport engulfed the news cycle and gave the opposition some welcome distraction

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton deliberately stirred division with Gaza visa comments, Jim Chalmers says

Treasurer says Australia must choose ‘high road’ as fallout from opposition leader’s position on visa-holders from Gaza rumbles on

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‘Pauline Hanson without the personality’: Dutton says he’s not racist as MPs condemn Gaza visa ban stance

Opposition leader says he refuses to be a ‘punching bag’ after saying he doesn’t believe people fleeing Gaza should be allowed into Australia

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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton inflames debate around visas for Palestinians fleeing Gaza

Peter Dutton is 100% signed up to the position of Israel in the Middle East conflict. Immigration minister Tony Burke has an electorate with the second largest Muslim community of any seat in the country.

The Guardian - AU

Politicians were warned to watch their words on the Middle East. Was Peter Dutton listening?

The opposition leader’s claim arrivals from Gaza aren’t subject to security checks is false. They’re the same as when he was minister

AAP

'Do more': fury rises over Palestinian refugee ban call

Palestinians are disgusted at a call to blanket ban asylum seekers fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip from Australia under the guise of national security.

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Australia finishes fourth on Olympic medal table

The sun has nearly set on Australia’s most successful Olympic Games ever, and the latest poll shows Labor and the Coalition tied at 50-50.

The Independent UK

‘Friends’ of Australia among nations interfering in diaspora communities, spy chief warns

Australia’s country’s intelligence agencies have disrupted eight possible terror incidents in just the last four months

The Guardian - AU

‘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’

AAP

'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.

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.

The Conversation

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.

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Interest rates could fall by Christmas

A shocking day on the stock market has stoked fears of a US recession (though Australian rate cuts could be the silver lining), and crossbenchers are mad about the government’s proposed gambling ads policy.

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