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Stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to IS: Austria

Stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to IS: Austria

Austrian authorities say a Syrian asylum seeker who allegedly went on a deadly stabbing rampage had been radicalised.

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

A roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan, killing at least nine people.

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Mandatory jail for terror risks 'serious injustice'

Australians from vulnerable communities could be disproportionately harmed by laws that introduce mandatory jail time for some terror offences, experts warn.

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Extremist groups tipped to sidestep terror sanctions

Extremist groups tipped to sidestep terror sanctions

Extremist groups will continue evolving to evade counter-terrorism sanctions slapped on them in a bid to curb escalating anti-Semitism, experts warn.

Police, PM explosive caravan criticism dismissed

Police, PM explosive caravan criticism dismissed

A policing expert says authorities had no need to tell the prime minister about an investigation into a caravan that was found packed full of explosives.

Security beefed up after temple named on bomb plot list

Security beefed up after temple named on bomb plot list

The discovery of an explosive-laden caravan with a list of possible Jewish targets has put communities further on edge amid rampant anti-Semitic attacks.

Club at centre of Bali bombings to become peace park

Club at centre of Bali bombings to become peace park

Those who lost loved ones in the Bali bombings will be able to reflect and remember the impact of the terrorist attack with a memorial set for the site.

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Woman linked to bomb caravan accused of hate attack

Woman linked to bomb caravan accused of hate attack

Woman linked to bomb caravan accused of hate attack

Woman linked to bomb caravan accused of hate attack

A caravan found with high-powered explosives inside has been linked to a woman who was already charged over an anti-Semitic incident.

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

Plot fuels federal stoush over anti-Semitism response

The discovery of a caravan packed with explosives has renewed a parliamentary push for tougher action against those convicted of terrorist offences.

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

Anti-Jewish plot foiled as caravan of explosives found

A huge multi-agency operation is probing a potential terror act after a caravan full of explosives was found alongside a note with addresses of Jewish people.

Veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans inspired by IS

Veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans inspired by IS

Veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans inspired by IS

Veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans inspired by IS

Authorities don't believe an army veteran was acting alone when he rammed a truck flying the Islamic State flag into New Orleans revellers, killing 15 people.

Australia scrambled defences to hijackers and bombers

Australia scrambled defences to hijackers and bombers

Australia scrambled defences to hijackers and bombers

Australia scrambled defences to hijackers and bombers

Declassified cabinet papers show government officials raised the prospect of the prime minister ordering to shoot down commercial aircraft in a suicide attack.

Release of Bali bombers 'reopens old wounds and scars'

Release of Bali bombers 'reopens old wounds and scars'

Release of Bali bombers 'reopens old wounds and scars'

Release of Bali bombers 'reopens old wounds and scars'

Paul Vanni lost six of his best mates in the devastating Bali bombing attacks and the repatriation of two people involved to Malaysia has reopened old wounds.

Grief and unity remembered as siege anniversary nears

Grief and unity remembered as siege anniversary nears

Grief and unity remembered as siege anniversary nears

Grief and unity remembered as siege anniversary nears

Display boards have been erected in Martin Place to mark the 10-year anniversary of a deadly siege that prompted a mass outpouring of community grief.

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Anti-Semitism crackdown launched after synagogue fire

Police will gain extra powers to tackle anti-Semitism after a trio of arson attacks on Jewish targets raised fears from the community.

Police, spy agencies could access encrypted messages

Right-wing extremism is threatening Australia and tackling the issue could require authorities to gain access to Australians' encrypted messages.

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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