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Committee satisfied with operation of intelligence agencies amidst complex, challenging and changing security environment

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today tabled its annual review of six Australian intelligence agencies. The review, covering the 2021-2022 period, found that amidst a changing strategic environment where espionage and foreign interference has overtaken terrorism as Australia’s principal security concern, Australia’s intelligence agencies largely worked in an effective, and increasingly collaborative, manner. … Continued

PJCIS to review listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). Ansar Allah, also referred to as the Huthi or Houthi movement, is a Zaydi Shia violent extremist organisation based in Yemen. Since its formation in the early 1990s, Ansar Allah … Continued

PJCIS to review listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). Ansar Allah, also referred to as the Huthi or Houthi movement, is a Zaydi Shia violent extremist organisation based in Yemen. Since its formation in the early 1990s, Ansar Allah … Continued

On eve of a military training exercise with Israel, Australian civil society organisations redouble call for end to military cooperation

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Leading Australian human rights organisations are calling on Defence Minister Marles and the Australian Government to withdraw from RIMPAC, an upcoming military training exercise with the Israel Defense Forces due to take place in Hawai’i, from 26 June – 2 August.   ActionAid Australia, The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network and the Australian Centre for International … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh and Minister Collins – Albanese Labor Government Tackling Veteran Homelessness

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OFFICIAL   THE HON JULIE COLLINS MP MINISTER FOR HOUSING MINISTER FOR HOMELESSNESS MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 20 JUNE 2024 Albanese LABOR government tackling VETERAN HOMELESSNESS The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on our election commitment to address … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh and Senator Urquhart – Expanding Services for Veterans and Their Families in Tasmania

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OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   SENATOR ANNE URQUHART SENATOR FOR TASMANIA   MEDIA RELEASE 13 June 2024 EXPANDING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TASMANIA Veterans and families in Tasmania’s north west will now have better access to services and support following the … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh and Minister Barnett – Delivering Crucial Mental Health Support for Tasmanian Veterans

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OFFICIAL     THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   The Hon Guy Barnett Tasmanian Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing tasmanian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs   MEDIA RELEASE 13 JUNE 2024 delivering CRUCIAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR TASMANIAN VETERANS For too long, many veterans in Tasmania … Continued

Could your science and tech keep Australia safe?

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Defence needs your ideas, your disruptive technologies: from cybersecurity to quantum technology, drones to lasers, new explosives to material science. Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is inviting researchers from across academia and industry to present their ideas at ADSTAR, the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit 2024, to be held in Canberra … Continued