Australian PM foreshadows ban on Islamist group - World Socialist Web Site

"Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has revealed the deeply anti-democratic character of his government’s “terrorist” legislation. "



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Foreign fighters Bill gives ASIO more metadata, computer access | ZDNet

" Australian Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Vivienne Thom has warned that the definition of 'security' in new legislation is so broad that allowing ASIO powers to access metadata and computers for security reasons can cover more than ever."



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Federal police lobbying to relax rules to obtain control orders | Australia news | theguardian.com

"The Australian federal police are lobbying for a relaxation of “time-consuming” rules they must follow to obtain interim control orders against terrorism suspects."



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