Is Your Super Financing Terrorism?
Australia’s financial intelligence agency (AUSTRAC) believes millions of our hard earned superannuation dollars could be financing terrorism. AUSTRAC says the possibility must be taken seriously, pointing out that only a handful of super funds disclosed more than half of all...
NSW: Moving Towards a Police State
The last few years have seen several changes to the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act (LEPRA) and other legislation, designed to make it easier for police to arrest and exert control over members of the public. These changes stem...
France Refuses to Glorify Terrorists
Several French media outlets have pledged to stop publishing the names and images of attackers linked to Islamic State in order to prevent them from being glorified. The pact is part of a wider debate about how media reports may...
Reclaim Australia Member Charged with Terrorism
Last December, we reported on the case of 31-year-old Phillip Galea, a member of extreme right-wing group Reclaim Australia who was found in possession of five tasers, more than 3000 times the legal limit of mercury (which can be used...
Robbery Rife in Rio
As the Olympic Games get into full swing and all eyes focus on Rio, the city’s underbelly has its sights firmly set on tourists. A Brazilian newspaper has reported that an average of 15 foreign tourists are falling victim to...
Terrorists Could Be Kept in Prison Indefinitely
The Australian government is seeking to impose more control over those in prison, ostensibly to protect against terrorism. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has written to state and territory leaders urging them to adopt laws to keep people who have been...
Terrorism: Is Giving Police More Power the Answer?
84 people have been murdered and over 100 injured after an armed man drove a truck into a Bastille Day crowd on Friday. 52 people remain in a critical condition and 25 are on life support as a result of...
Police More Interested In Manufacturing Offences than De-Radicalising Youth
Law enforcement agents conducted yet another high-profile anti-terrorism operation recently, this time raiding the home of a 16-year old boy in Auburn last Sunday night. Details of the allegations were released on Monday morning, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting...
Police Punished for Good Deed
It might sound like protocol gone mad: two Sydney police officers have been wrapped over the knuckles for doing a good deed – going out of their way to help a woman stranded with a flat tyre. In a separate...
Immigration Minister: Judge, Jury and Executioner
The Federal Government is about to start stripping those who they claim are involved in terrorism of their Australian citizenship. At the end of last year, Australia passed controversial legislation which authorises the Immigration Minister to revoke the citizenship of dual...
