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Security Committee to hear about intelligence oversight legislation

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) will hold the first public hearing for its review of the Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 on 15 September 2023. Public hearing15 September 20239.00 am – 1.30 pm AESTCommittee Room 1S3, Parliament House, Canberra; and via videoconference The Committee will hear from government representatives, the Commonwealth Ombudsman and academic … Continued

PJCIS endorses relisting of three terrorist organisations

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security today tabled a report by statement endorsing the relisting of Islamic State, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as terrorist organisations under Division 102 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). This report concludes the Committee’s review of the 2023 relisting of three organisations as terrorist organisations under … Continued

Rise in home break-ins spurs urgent call to upgrade home security

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A worrying increase in home break-ins has crime prevention group Neighbourhood Watch Australasia sounding the alarm and calling for homeowners to be serious about improving the security standard of their homes. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics*, 2% of Australian households, or roughly 194,100 homes, experienced a break-in last financial year. This was up … Continued

PJCIS to review relisting of Islamic State East Asia as a terrorist organisation

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the relisting of Islamic State East Asia (ISEA) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). ISEA is a Philippines-based organisation affiliated with Islamic State. The Australian Government has listed ISEA as a terrorist organisation since 2017. Since its last relisting in … Continued

The only place too much crime is never enough, is on a PODCAST!

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10 CRIME PODCASTS FROM LiSTNR TO START BINGEING RIGHT NOW   Spring has arrived and it’s the perfect time to get out walking while listening to one of LiSTNR’s gripping crime podcasts. From shocking Australian true crime stories to insights from those on the frontline of criminal investigations, to following some of the world’s greatest … Continued

Committee to review AFP counter-terrorism powers

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. The Bill was introduced into Parliament by the Attorney-General on 10 August 2023, and he then referred it to the PJCIS for review and report. The Bill would extend the operation of Australian Federal Police (AFP) … Continued

Intelligence and Security Committee to review ASIO’s compulsory questioning powers

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced an inquiry into the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (the ASIO Act) which relates to compulsory questioning powers. Division 3 of Part III of the ASIO Act provides for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to … Continued

Monash and AFP launch AI research centre for safer communities (vision available)

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A new Monash University Australian Federal Police (AFP) joint research centre will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop technology-based initiatives to support law enforcement and make global, local and online communities safer.   The new AI for Law Enforcement and Community Safety Lab (AiLECS), based at Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology … Continued

Security Committee to hear about hate symbols legislation

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) is holding a public hearing on 1 September for its review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023. Public hearing 1 September 20239.00 am – 4.00 pm AESTCommittee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra; and via videoconference The Committee will hear from a range … Continued

CDU researcher studies how hate speech becomes acts of terror

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A new Charles Darwin University (CDU) study on the writings of two of the world’s most infamous terrorists could help authorities to identify how topics, schemas and strategies of hate speech are used to incite violence. The role of (de)bonding in the legitimation of violence in extremists’ public threatening communication, published in the Systemic Functional Linguistics … Continued