The definition of a ‘terrorist act’ included in Australia’s Criminal Code since 2002 has been important in protecting Australia’s national security and reinforcing the resilience of our democratic institutions. That definition, currently the subject of …
A powerful car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station has ratcheted up existing tensions between Delhi and Islamabad. While a motive for the 10 November attack is yet to be specified, the perpetrator and …
Australia has closed a critical gap in national security legislation to ensure the government can designate foreign state entities as sponsors of terrorism and criminalise support for them. The Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of …
Amid global conflict, rising extremism and a heightened national terror threat level, re-defining ‘terrorism’ in Australian law looks set to be a national security and political challenge for the government. This follows the launch of …
Quite rightly, we’re not calling it terrorism. The killing of two police officers in Porepunkah, Victoria, on Tuesday has shocked Australians. A heavily armed man, reportedly aligned with the fringe sovereign-citizen movement, ambushed officers during …
