Movers & shakers: ACIC major promotions, Health appoints five assistant secretaries Friday September 24, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal New Victorian commissioner for LGBTIQ+ communities, Victorian magistrates appointed, New faces to guide NSW training decisions, plus more.
Premium Columnists Craft-a-crime with the Identify and Disrupt Bill Monday September 13, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks The Identify and Disrupt Bill lets security organisations modify online material and coerce civilians into hacking, in the course of investigating online crimes.
Law enforcement agencies to receive strengthened online powers Thursday August 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The AFP and the ACIC will be granted the power to take control of a person’s online account, under legislation passed on Wednesday.
Recommendations from Independent Intelligence Review missing from law reform Thursday May 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The government has been urged to adopt centralised oversight of the entire national intelligence community — 10 commonwealth agencies in total.
Proposed law enforcement powers too coercive, information commissioner warns Thursday March 4, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The government's proposed new powers for law enforcement agencies could harm the privacy of people who are not criminals.
Premium Columnists Robospooks: the perils of spy agencies’ embrace of artificial intelligence Thursday January 28, 2021 By Verona Burgess Communications & Technology Verona Burgess explores the Richardson review’s warnings on the need to control the National Intelligence Community’s use of ever-advancing AI.
Intelligence agencies join border crime taskforce Monday October 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A joint agency taskforce led by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force will be expanded to further “crack down” on organised crime…
Access all areas: national intelligence agencies want one pass for all headquarters Tuesday August 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The days of carrying around separate access cards to get into different buildings might soon be coming to an end for the 10 agencies of…
Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of power, but a strong Home Affairs is actually a good thing for Australia Thursday August 1, 2019 By Jacinta Carroll Editors' Picks It’s been two years since the government announced it would establish a Home Affairs portfolio, and just over 18 months since it came into…
Surprise appointment: NT Police Commissioner to lead AFP Thursday July 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Northern Territory's most senior police officer, Reece Kerhsaw, will become the next commissioner of the Australian Federal Police when Andrew Colvin steps down at…
Australian officials tackle international cyber crime Thursday June 6, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Senior officials from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Taxation Office have met in Washington, DC, this week to mark the one-year anniversary of…
Cyber skills shortage 'getting worse' as Turnbull goes on the offensive Tuesday July 11, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology In the wake of another ransomware attack, Malcolm Turnbull's announcement of new offensive capabilities to combat cyber criminals and fight the wars of the future…
ATO's anti-fraud squad knows the type who think they won't get caught Wednesday June 28, 2017 By Verona Burgess Economy & Industry It's not just flashy crims that anti-fraud investigators are watching. The risk of the trusted insider — officials rationalising bad behaviour by a self-assessment of…
Who needs evidence? Institute of Criminology merger remains controversial Wednesday November 30, 2016 By Stephen Easton Education A Senate committee supports a proposed merger between the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, despite only hearing arguments against it.
