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'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

MCG terror plotter remains 'unacceptable risk': judge

MCG terror plotter remains 'unacceptable risk': judge

MCG terror plotter remains 'unacceptable risk': judge

MCG terror plotter remains 'unacceptable risk': judge

A convicted terrorist, who once plotted to attack the MCG, must continue with a deradicalisation program after his supervision order was extended.

Terror police investigate accused teen's foreign links

Terror police investigate accused teen's foreign links

Terror police investigate accused teen's foreign links

Terror police investigate accused teen's foreign links

A 17-year-old boy may have communicated with foreigners before allegedly carrying a gun onto a plane at one of Australia's major regional airports.

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Turkey opposition slams arrest of Erdogan's main rival

Turkey opposition slams arrest of Erdogan's main rival

Turkish authorities have detained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key rival in what the main opposition party condemned as a coup attempt.

Vote to bypass court to strip citizenship 'last resort'

Vote to bypass court to strip citizenship 'last resort'

A referendum asking Australians whether a minister should have the power to strip a dual national of citizenship has been floated by the coalition.

Personal grievance driving violent youth radicalisation

Personal grievance driving violent youth radicalisation

Young people who access radical and violent content online and on social media are more likely to hold conspiratorial views and believe violence is okay.

Canberra clash after caravan revealed as terror con job

Canberra clash after caravan revealed as terror con job

The opposition leader denies Labor claims of dodging police briefings on a caravan loaded with explosives, saying the minister is just trying to look tough.

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Mosque unveiling tainted by alleged massacre taunt

Mosque unveiling tainted by alleged massacre taunt

Mosque unveiling tainted by alleged massacre taunt

Mosque unveiling tainted by alleged massacre taunt

A teen has been charged after allegedly threatening to "Christchurch 2.0" a mosque as worshippers gather for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge

Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge

Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge

Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge

Australia's terrorism threat has increased according to a global ranking index, making the nation one-of-seven Western countries most at risk of attack.

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

From hostile foreign nations targeting diaspora communities to youth radicalised online, the top spy agency's annual threat assessment warns risks have grown.

Austrian police arrest teen who plotted railway attack

Austrian police arrest teen who plotted railway attack

Austrian police arrest teen who plotted railway attack

Austrian police arrest teen who plotted railway attack

Austrian investigators have arrested a 14-year-old who allegedly was planning an attack at a Vienna railway station.

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots by foreign agents to lure and kill dissidents have been foiled by the nation's spy agency, with at least three countries targeting people in Australia.

German car attack 'may have been religiously motivated'

German car attack 'may have been religiously motivated'

German car attack 'may have been religiously motivated'

German car attack 'may have been religiously motivated'

Federal prosecutors have taken over an investigation into a car ramming attack by an Afghan man in Munich, saying he may have been motivated by religion.

Aussie Venice picks 'extremely hurt' after being dumped

Aussie Venice picks 'extremely hurt' after being dumped

Aussie Venice picks 'extremely hurt' after being dumped

Aussie Venice picks 'extremely hurt' after being dumped

The artist and curator who were to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale say they are hurt and disappointed, after their selection was reversed.

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Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

The federal attorney-general has failed in his bid to place convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika under more restrictive supervision conditions.

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners.

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.

'Sense of optimism' as PM rallies Labor, goes on attack

As politicians prepare to hit the hustings, the prime minister welcomes the start of the parliamentary year with confidence and a new attack line.

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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.

Eggs thrown, more graffiti in new anti-Semitic attacks

Australia's iconic Bondi Beach has become the scene of the nation's latest anti-Semitic attack with eggs and verbal abuse hurled at young women.

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

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

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.

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

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

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