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Freed terrorist Benbrika could stay under watchful eyes

Freed terrorist Benbrika could stay under watchful eyes

Notorious Australian terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been exposed to close surveillance ever since his release, and the government hopes to keep it that way.

Concern at jail writings of accused teen terror plotter

Concern at jail writings of accused teen terror plotter

Concern at jail writings of accused teen terror plotter

Concern at jail writings of accused teen terror plotter

Police have raided the jail cell of a teen accused of plotting terror attacks after prison staff found notes he made about attacks as he applied for bail.

Mercy flights to rescue Australians stranded in Lebanon

Mercy flights to rescue Australians stranded in Lebanon

Mercy flights to rescue Australians stranded in Lebanon

Mercy flights to rescue Australians stranded in Lebanon

Australians in Lebanon will be transported by two mercy Qantas flights from Cyprus to Sydney as tensions in the region remain ongoing.

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Crackdown on foreign fighters in terror zones extended

Crackdown on foreign fighters in terror zones extended

The federal government is set to extend laws banning Australians from travelling to areas overseas known to be terror hotspots.

'Barbaric': terrorist renounces Islamic State in court

'Barbaric': terrorist renounces Islamic State in court

A Melbourne man who planned to die by police shooting in an act of terrorism says he has renounced Islamic State, which he previously pledged his allegiance to.

Alleged threat to PM's family by terror plot accused

Alleged threat to PM's family by terror plot accused

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears while revealing the manifesto of a teen terror suspect allegedly included threats towards his family.

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan

Fifteen police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, have been killed in a rampage by gunmen in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan.

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Terror plot accused 'relentless, obsessive', jury told

Terror plot accused 'relentless, obsessive', jury told

Terror plot accused 'relentless, obsessive', jury told

Terror plot accused 'relentless, obsessive', jury told

Extremist material possessed by a man accused of a terror plot is inconsistent with his claim he is a live-and-let-live libertarian, a court has been told.

Violent content needs whole-of-society action: ASIO

Violent content needs whole-of-society action: ASIO

Violent content needs whole-of-society action: ASIO

Violent content needs whole-of-society action: ASIO

Young Australians affected by violent online content need help from all sectors of society, not just law enforcement and security, the national spy chief says.

Potential IS rise shows need for terror laws: spy chief

Potential IS rise shows need for terror laws: spy chief

Potential IS rise shows need for terror laws: spy chief

Potential IS rise shows need for terror laws: spy chief

The peak human rights body has raised concern about anti-terror laws being too broad but Australia's intelligence agency insists they're needed to curb threats.

eSafety Commissioner threatened over X takedown notice

eSafety Commissioner threatened over X takedown notice

eSafety Commissioner threatened over X takedown notice

eSafety Commissioner threatened over X takedown notice

Australia's internet cop has contacted the NSW and federal police after receiving threats and abuse and becoming concerned for the safety of her family.

Musk 'not trying to win anything' fighting internet cop

Musk 'not trying to win anything' fighting internet cop

Musk 'not trying to win anything' fighting internet cop

Musk 'not trying to win anything' fighting internet cop

Billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X was ordered to hide videos of a stabbing during a church sermon but a judge has decided not to extend the ban.

3D-printed gun 'just a toy', says terror plot accused

3D-printed gun 'just a toy', says terror plot accused

3D-printed gun 'just a toy', says terror plot accused

3D-printed gun 'just a toy', says terror plot accused

A man who used a 3D printer to produce gun parts did not believe he was making functional firearms, his trial on a terrorism-related charge has been told.

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Elon Musk's X continues to defend its stance against removing a church stabbing video, after a judge was told its free-speech policy was illusory.

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Terror label leaves multicultural communities 'on edge'

Police and intelligence agencies should consult with multicultural communities before labelling an incident an act of terror, a federal MP says.

Terror police raids nab seven alleged teen extremists

Associates of a 16-year-old alleged terrorist who stabbed a bishop at a church have been arrested in a series of raids involving hundreds of police officers.

Warnings kids are exposed to 'extremist poison' online

As children spend more time online, the federal police boss warns they are being exposed to extremist content, fuelling calls for age verification systems.

Bishop wants stabbing videos kept online, X tells court

Elon Musk's X has taken its fight against Australia's internet safety watchdog to court, arguing the online regulator cannot police what global users see.

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X threatened with fines over graphic material

If social media site X doesn't remove graphic content relating to a stabbing, the online safety watchdog warned it would seek hundreds of thousands in fines.

Teen accused of church attack had knife-crime history

A knife attack at a western Sydney church has been deemed a terrorist act, granting NSW Police expanded powers to act without a warrant.

Ex-cop overheard talk of violence against Croatian Six

A former police officer says he overheard that one of the so-called "Croatian Six" was beaten after being arrested in a raid on a NSW property..

Russia arrests suspected gunmen as concert toll rises

Eleven suspects are in custody after at least 143 people were killed when gunmen entered a concert hall near Moscow and fired at the crowd, the Kremlin says.

Court rejects push to monitor released terror plotter

A man whose ties with other convicted extremists forms part of his "identity" will not be subject to ongoing monitoring following his release from jail.

AFP terror plotter still holds 'animosity' to police

A court will decide whether to impose ongoing restrictions on convicted terror plotter Ibrahim Ghazzawy, who a court heard still holds a grudge against police.

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Mustafa Dirani has been jailed for his involvement in the terrorist conspiracy to murder a police accountant after a lengthy judicial delay.

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