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RACV AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH TO HOST DONCASTER SAFE PLATE DAY

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Neighbourhood Watch Victoria, with support from RACV and Victoria Police, are hosting a Safe Plate Day at Doncaster ‘Park n Ride’ on Sunday 26 November from 10am to 2pm. Come along to discover what you can do to protect your number plates from being stolen and have your battery and tyres checked.  Number plate theft … Continued

ASD’s Cyber Threat Report flags Australia’s new cyber normal

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A cyber security expert is available to talk to media about the ASD Cyber Threat Report which was released this week and the Australian Cyber Security Strategy, which is set to be released next week.  Professor Matthew Warren, Director of the RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CCSRI)  Topics: cyber security, cyber crime … Continued

Monash expert: Cyber threat report shows increase in crime reports and costs

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A Monash expert is available to comment on the Australian Signals Directorate’s annual cyber threat report released today which shows an increase in reports of cyber crime and the costs to companies.    Professor Nigel Phair, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology Contact details: +61 450 501 248 or [email protected]   Impact … Continued

Intelligence and Security Committee supports Nazi symbols ban

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today presented its Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023. The Bill would amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 to: create offences for publicly displaying prohibited Nazi or Islamic State symbols, and trading in items bearing these symbols create offences for using a … Continued

PJCIS to review relisting of two terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the relisting of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Islamic State Khorasan Province as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is an al-Qa’ida aligned Salafi-Jihadist organisation based in Mali and active in West Africa. JNIM was first listed as a terrorist … Continued

White Ribbon Day 2023: New report shows more than half of Australian men “don’t know where to start” in preventing violence against women

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The prevention gap: 86% of men say they have a role to play, but just 6% of men take action to prevent violence  Nearly two in three men believe merely “not being an offender” is doing enough  Australians struggle to accurately identify non-physical forms of violence  15 November 2023: Ahead of White Ribbon Day on … Continued

New study examines the support needs and barriers of victim-survivors of sexual exploitation in Australia

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Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) released research exploring the support needs of victim-survivors of sexual exploitation in Australia, and the barriers that exist to support them. The report, undertaken in collaboration with Australian Red Cross and Project Respect, highlights the need for flexible and responsive service delivery to address the complex and varied … Continued