Tuesday 23 September 2014

Some proposals to strengthen ASIO are unwise

"The federal government wishes to amend aspects of the Intelligence Services Act and Part III of the ASIO Act. The first bill to contain some of these changes is the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014. Elements within Schedule 3 of the bill should be weighed with considerable care."



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John Howard 'embarrassed' by failed WMD intelligence on Iraq

"Former prime minister John Howard's assertion that he he "couldn't believe it" when it was revealed that the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein did not possess any weapons capable of mass destruction has raised the ire of former intelligence officer Andrew Wilkie."



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Islamic State terror group urges local terror attacks | The Australian

"THE Islamic State terrorist group is inciting its supporters in Western countries to murder civilians in Australia, the US, Europe and Canada, as Tony Abbott vows the nation will not fight “evil with evil”. "



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Security before freedoms: Australia to introduce tougher anti-terror laws — RT News

Australia aims to strengthen security by introducing new legislation to combat homegrown terrorism, said PM Tony Abbott. The new laws will criminalize travel to some conflict areas and grant authorities broader access to citizens' communications."



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