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The public release of secret intelligence can have a powerful impact on the political environment, as the revelations regarding Sam Dastyari demonstrate.
The Australian government is using spyware. Is that legal?
The move to consolidate security agencies under one minister upends generations of conventions on how security intelligence and executive police powers are managed separately.
Turnbull is understandably sensitive to suggestions that the planned home affairs ministry is all about Dutton, whose continued support is so vital to him.
Peter Dutton will take charge of a new mega home affairs portfolio in a sweeping overhaul of national security agencies and responsibilities.
There is good evidence that Australia’s counter-terrorism strategies are working.
Radical Islamists will never overthrow Western democracies. What we’re talking about is the effect the terrorist threat has on our wellbeing as a multicultural society, and on our politics.
Politics podcast: John Blaxland on handling Islamist terrorism
Events in Britain, the New South Wales coroner's report on the Lindt Cafe siege, and a new attack in Australia have given a much sharper edge to the debate about how to handle Islamist terrorism.
The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
In an uncertain world, we have to accept and deal with modest dangers for the sake of the wider good, which includes fulfilling the obligations of a rich and privileged country.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced an expert panel to undertake a broad review of Australia’s intelligence agencies over the next few months.
In the third volume of The Official History of ASIO series, historians Dr John Blaxland and Dr Rhys Crawley examine the organisation's role in the years leading to the end of the Cold War.
The federal government’s review of intelligence agencies is important not just for our understanding of their function, but also for a more open public debate about spying and security.
What are ASIO’s powers in detaining and questioning terror suspects? Does it need more to be effective?
Cyber security is now a priority for the government, with $230 million committed to its new Cyber Security Strategy. But is it enough?
Until a public interest exemption is included in Section 35P, the offence will continue to impact press freedom and have a chilling effect on media organisations’ ability to report on ASIO’s activities.
Michelle Grattan discusses the newly released book The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO 1963-1975 with its author, John Blaxland.
Frank Moorhouse is known primarily – but not exclusively – for his award-winning fiction such as the Edith Triology. In more recent times, he has turned his considerable talents to the role of the Australian…
Earlier this week, the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released its report on the CIA’s post-9/11 program of detaining and interrogating suspected terrorists during the Bush administration…
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, terrorism and security, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor (Law), Southern Cross University
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Lecturer in History, College of Arts, Victoria University
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Lecturer in Intelligence Studies, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, International Politics, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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