Sir David Amess, Jo Cox and the knotty problem of local constituency security Editors' Picks A fundamental part of an MP’s role is to be accessible to constituents. The job includes time spent in their community responding to its needs.
Everything that’s wrong with sentencing a white supremacist to read Jane Austen and Charles Dickens Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Velda Elliott Editors' Picks What do you do with a youth convicted of possessing a bomb-making manual? The judge in his case told him to go away and read…
Premium Case studies Painfully bearing witness to a repeat of history in Afghanistan, and it’s all about survival Wednesday September 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Government systems had perceived Najeeba Wazefadost as something less favourable. In Australia, all she has done is give back to the community.
Taliban spokesman fronts media, China underscores desire for ‘friendly relations’ Wednesday August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press corps in Kabul that he did not want Afghanistan to be a ‘battlefield of conflict’.
Afghanistan’s war isn’t over, expert says Wednesday August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Calls for Australians to stay engaged with the plight of the people who remain trapped in Afghanistan as Kabul falls to the Taliban.
Australian Embassy in Afghanistan temporarily shuttered Tuesday May 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Foreign Minister Marise Payne issued a statement on Tuesday announcing that the Australian Embassy in Kabul would close as an interim measure from 28 May.
PJCIS: New intelligence law must spell out conditions for data-sharing Monday May 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence PJCIS has recommended changes to a new bill that creates a framework for the collection and disclosure of intelligence data before it is passed by…
Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses Sunday March 28, 2021 By Sophia Moskalenko Editors' Picks In court records of QAnon followers arrested in the wake of the Capitol insurrection, 68% reported they had received mental health diagnoses.
Pezzullo proposes ‘extended state’ to fight national security threats Wednesday October 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal In a speech to the Australian National University's National Security College on Tuesday, the senior mandarin warned that security risks have extended beyond human-initiated violence,…
Turkey releasing murderers – but not political opponents – from prison amid coronavirus pandemic Tuesday May 5, 2020 By Ahmet T. Kuru Editors' Picks The Erdogan regime is determined to keep in prison tens of thousands of academics, journalists, politicians, civil servants and others who did not commit any…
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Foreign policy should play a bigger role in Australian elections. This is why it probably won't Monday April 29, 2019 By Matt McDonald Editors' Picks Australians don’t tend to vote on foreign policy in federal elections. This makes perfect sense: there is, for the most part, a tradition of bipartisanship…
How Indonesia’s counter-terrorism force has become a model for the region Monday July 2, 2018 By Greg Barton Features As last month’s attacks in Indonesia remind us, ISIS has proven to be a resilient threat, with far-reaching influence that hasn’t disappeared with the collapse…
The case for a Department of Home Affairs: Pezzullo on his place in history Monday October 16, 2017 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks A single Defence Department was brought together in the 1970s. Later, Foreign and Affairs and Trade were merged, never to be separated again. Now Australia…
New cross-disciplinary unit to track potential terrorists and intervene early Thursday October 5, 2017 By David Donaldson Community & Social Victoria will establish a new cross-disciplinary office to track people at risk of carrying out terrorist attacks and intervene early.
