MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA are outraged that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has proposed revoking Australian citizenship of jihadis who join the Islamic State (ISIS) - Walid Shoebat

 "MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA Are Outraged That Prime Minister Tony Abbott Has Proposed Revoking Australian Citizenship Of Jihadis Who Join The Islamic State (ISIS)"



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Australia called to Hague on Timor Gap | The Saturday Paper

 "With its defence department gearing up to join the Americans in the occasional defiant flyover of the new Chinese artificial islands in the South China Sea, the Australian government finds itself on the same side of the dock as the Chinese in international maritime law proceedings."



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ISIS Goes Nuclear

 "An alarming report comes from the Australian Intelligence community: The radical Islam terrorist group ISIS has collected enough nuclear material to assemble a “dirty” bomb. Said material was likely seized from captured government facilities in Iraq including hospitals and research labs."



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Security concerns must be followed to the letter | The Australian

 "It is natural for ministers to defend their own fiefdoms but not always wise to take the fight too far."



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Australia defends Jakarta envoy s return after executions - The West Australian

"Indonesia executed Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran by firing squad in April, ignoring impassioned pleas from the Australian government and public."



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Recalled ambassador Paul Grigson returns to Indonesia

"Australia's ambassador to Indonesia has returned to Jakarta five weeks after he was recalled by the Federal government to express its anger over the Bali nine executions."



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Stand against China from the middle ground | afr.com

"On April 17, 2001, three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait. This was soon after a Chinese fighter collided with a US EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft, forcing it to land on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. "



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Australian government vilifies human rights commissioner - World Socialist Web Site

"For the second time in four months, the Abbott government has denounced Australian Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs for criticising the extensive violations of basic legal and democratic rights by successive Australian governments."



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In Terror Fight, Australia Debates Revoking Citizenship | The Diplomat

 "A controversial proposal would strip would-be terrorists of citizenship. Will that help?"



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Land tax can be unfair

 "In the current enthusiasm for depriving Australians of their citizenship through a minister advised by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, it has been overlooked that most of those young volunteers for the caliphate are likely to have been born in Australia and tohave no guarantee of citizenship anywhere else."



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Timor-Leste presses ahead with challenge to Timor Sea oil and gas treaty | World news | The Guardian

"Timor-Leste is set to resume a formal challenge against an oil and gas treaty that became mired in controversy following claims Australia bugged the cabinet room in Dili to gain the upper hand in negotiations."



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Monis letter wasn’t referred to inquiry admits Julie Bishop | The Australian

"Labor legal affairs spokesman Mark Dreyfus said Senator Brandis should have referred Monis to the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation when the self-styled sheikh wrote about contacting the “caliph” of the terrorist group."



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Aussie spy agency prepares for ICT upgrade - Computerworld

 "The Australian Secret Intelligence Service has set the wheels in motion for its mammoth ICT upgrade program."



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East Timor 'reactivates' bid for new maritime boundary with Australia

"An espionage operation by Australia's foreign spy service underpins a new bid by East Timor to establish a maritime boundary between the two countries and gain a bigger share of the lucrative Timor Sea oil and gas fields."



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Tackling the human problem of security - Security - iTnews.com.au

"The former cyber chief for the Defence Signals Directorate set out to change the mindset within Telstra when he joined in February 2013, a mammoth task given the size of the telco and its exposure to security threats thanks to the very nature of its business."



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Pine Gap’s new spy role revealed

"Central Australia's Pine Gap spy base has taken on a new electronic surveillance role, making it a "multi-purpose mega-intelligence centre," as Australia and our allies massively increase interception of global satellite communications, a new report by leading espionage experts has revealed. "



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ASIO boss reveals fewer Australians now joining ISIS after rapid increase last year | Daily Mail Online

 "Fewer Australians are joining Islamic State the head of the nation's top spy agency has revealed."



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Queen’s Speech: Snooper’s Charter is back, plus extension of GCHQ powers | Ars Technica UK

 "The Queen's Speech, delivered this morning at the opening of UK parliament, has confirmed earlier indications that the Snooper's Charter is on its way back, with the UK government promising that "new legislation will modernise the law on communications data.""



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China moves weapons on to artificial islands in South China Sea

"In Canberra, Fairfax understands that China's frenetic building activity has prompted the Defence Intelligence Organisation and Office of National Assessments to adopt a more hawkish tone since they each delivered major strategic threat assessments to the National Security Committee of Committee (NSC) mid-last year."



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Citizenship of Australian terrorists overseas under question - Wikinews, the free news source

"Yesterday, Australia's Prime Minister proposed his government might strip individuals of their Australian citizenship if authorities consider them involved in terrorist activity."



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