
Australia’s parliament has passed laws to strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism offences or found to have fought with banned groups overseas, despite concerns about deporting known militants. Attorney-General George Brandis said the Australian
by AFP4 Dec 2015, 1:45 AM PST0

Another data point for the ongoing debate about whether China has scaled back its cyber-espionage activities a little, or not at all, since Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama met in Washington a few months ago: the Australian government was just hit by a major cyber-attack, which it blames on China.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

As the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague prepares to hear the territorial dispute among nations framing the South China Sea – and the Chinese government vows to ignore any verdict – experts suggest a ruling against China could significantly hamper China’s construction of illegal artificial islands and military facilities there.
by Frances Martel2 Dec 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

Police have carried out dawn raids on two properties in Sydney, Australia this morning following suspected threats against police stations. One of the houses stormed belongs to the family of Talal Alameddine, who was arrested in October over the killing
by Nick Hallett2 Dec 2015, 3:20 AM PST0

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A major cyber-attack against Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology that may have compromised potentially sensitive national security information is being blamed on China, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology owns one of
by Reuters2 Dec 2015, 1:06 AM PST0

Piercing screaming and shouts of “I’m going to kill you” prompted Australian police to rush to a Sydney home at 2am, only to find an embarrassed man and a large spider. New South Wales’s police said officers raced to the
by AFP27 Nov 2015, 1:45 AM PST0

Two people are confirmed dead as a major bushfire continues to burn in remote rural areas of South Australia. The state premier Jay Weatherill confirmed the deaths today and warned that another person is feared dead in a motor vehicle accident linked to
by Breitbart London25 Nov 2015, 5:52 AM PST0

Contents: Migrants blocked at Macedonian border sew their mouths shut; Ukraine suspends all commercial trade with occupied Crimea; Ukraine and Russia in tit-for-tat escalating sanctions; Steel and other commodity prices continue to plummet
by John J. Xenakis24 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday called for greater intelligence sharing in Southeast Asia to stop a Paris-style terror attack and ordered local law enforcement officials to test their readiness to handle a mass casualty attack. Citing
by Reuters24 Nov 2015, 4:23 AM PST0

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters”. Calls have been mounting in Canberra
by AFP24 Nov 2015, 4:14 AM PST0

Australian man Phuc Dat Bich, who became an Internet sensation after complaining his Facebook page kept being shut down, says he is honoured his name has made people laugh. The 23-year-old, who is of Vietnamese origin, originally posted a complaint
by AFP24 Nov 2015, 2:03 AM PST0

A Newspoll survey published November 22 shows that three in four Australians believe their gun-controlled country will face a large-scale terror attack.
by AWR Hawkins23 Nov 2015, 9:30 PM PST0

Protests against Islamisation took place across Australia this weekend as hundreds of demonstrators marched in cities across the country. The Reclaim Australia movement marched throughout the country on Sunday, with several violent incidents involving counter-protesters reported. The BBC reports that six
by Nick Hallett23 Nov 2015, 10:30 AM PST0

CANBERRA, Australia — Officials say the Australian government remains committed to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees, but painstaking security checks could take more than a year. The government announced in September that the 12,000 refugees would be resettled as quickly as
by AP23 Nov 2015, 4:01 AM PST0

The Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department is to lose their traditional motto held since 1913, because it is offensive to Muslims. The cap badge and motto of the Australian army chaplains is presently identical to those held by the British army,
by Oliver Lane21 Nov 2015, 6:57 AM PST0

Over 1,200 of the people who left their homes in Europe and the United States to become fighters for ISIS have returned to Europe, according to an Associated Press review.
by John Hayward18 Nov 2015, 12:51 PM PST0

Australian police are being trained to shoot armed extremists on sight it was revealed Tuesday, in a change of tactics from “contain and negotiate” amid fears of further terrorist attacks. Canberra has become increasingly concerned about the prospect of lone-wolf
by AFP17 Nov 2015, 3:08 AM PST0

The first of 12,000 refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria to be resettled by Australia will arrive within 24 hours, the government said Monday, as concerns about security checks mounted after bloody attacks in Paris. Australia, which has joined US-led
by AFP16 Nov 2015, 1:33 AM PST0

Australian police used tear gas to put down a two-day riot at a migrant detention centre Tuesday, where detainees, reportedly armed with machetes, chainsaws and petrol bombs, were running amok. Reinforcements were sent to the remote Christmas Island facility after
by AFP10 Nov 2015, 1:38 AM PST0

Sydney (AFP) – A disturbance broke out Monday at Australia’s Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker. The department said it was not aware
by AFP9 Nov 2015, 1:08 AM PST0

The Australian Public Service Commission is warning its employees to be “mindful” of not buying humorous Secret Santa gifts for coworkers, a year after the story of a man’s gag Secret Santa gift costing him his job went viral in the country.
by Frances Martel4 Nov 2015, 10:00 PM PST0

Michelle Payne has become the first female jockey ever to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup, assisted by her brother Stevie, the groom or “strapper,” who has Down syndrome.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Nov 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

SYDNEY, Nov 2 – Australia’s pro-republic Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday scrapped knights and dames from the nation’s honours system, less than a year after a furore sparked by the award of a knighthood to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s
by Reuters2 Nov 2015, 1:32 AM PST0

The Australian Navy will reportedly proceed with an anticipated training exercise with Chinese ships next week, despite escalating military tensions between the United States and China in the South China Sea.
by Edwin Mora29 Oct 2015, 9:53 PM PST0

China and North Korea were judged weak on defense against hacker attacks in a recent Australian assessment of Asian-Pacific electronic security.
by John Hayward29 Oct 2015, 9:02 PM PST0