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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Mandatory Jail Time For Nazi Salutes: Australia Passes Anti-Hate Crime Laws
Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and displaying hate symbols.
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Australian Police To Get Greater Powers To Shoot In Terrorist Sieges
Police in Australia's most populous state will be allowed to shoot suspects in "terrorist related" incidents even if the attacker does not pose an imminent threat, under a proposed law, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday.
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Australia Passes Bill To Detain Terrorists Indefinitely
High-risk terror offenders in Australia may now be kept in jail even after serving their sentences, under legislation passed Thursday that strengthens laws to tackle the threat posed by extremists.
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Two 'Foreign Fighters' Arrested In Australia
Two men were arrested in Australia Thursday on suspicion of breaching the country's foreign fighter laws, with one to be charged with joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria.
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Australia To Keep High-Risk Terrorism Convicts In Prison
Australian state governments have agreed to change laws so they can keep high-risk people convicted under terrorism laws in prison after they have served their sentences.
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Australia Moves To Indefinite Detention Of Terrorists
High-risk terror offenders may be kept in jail after their sentences finish, Australian officials said as they move to tighten security laws following attacks in the United States and Europe.
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Australia Passes Anti-Terrorism Law to Strip Citizenship
Australia's parliament has passed legislation 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 jihadists.
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Australia Calls for Greater Intel Sharing in Asia to Stop Paris-Style Attack
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today 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.
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Australia Plans Tougher Controls on Teen Terror Suspects
Australia today outlined plans to tighten counter-terrorism laws further, including restricting the movements of suspects as young as 14 in the wake of a deadly attack by a teenager this month.
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1996 Massacre Made Australia Toughen Gun Laws, Sydney Attack Prompts Relook
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
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Mandatory Jail Time For Nazi Salutes: Australia Passes Anti-Hate Crime Laws
Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and displaying hate symbols.
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Australian Police To Get Greater Powers To Shoot In Terrorist Sieges
Police in Australia's most populous state will be allowed to shoot suspects in "terrorist related" incidents even if the attacker does not pose an imminent threat, under a proposed law, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday.
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Australia Passes Bill To Detain Terrorists Indefinitely
High-risk terror offenders in Australia may now be kept in jail even after serving their sentences, under legislation passed Thursday that strengthens laws to tackle the threat posed by extremists.
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Two 'Foreign Fighters' Arrested In Australia
Two men were arrested in Australia Thursday on suspicion of breaching the country's foreign fighter laws, with one to be charged with joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria.
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Australia To Keep High-Risk Terrorism Convicts In Prison
Australian state governments have agreed to change laws so they can keep high-risk people convicted under terrorism laws in prison after they have served their sentences.
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Australia Moves To Indefinite Detention Of Terrorists
High-risk terror offenders may be kept in jail after their sentences finish, Australian officials said as they move to tighten security laws following attacks in the United States and Europe.
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Australia Passes Anti-Terrorism Law to Strip Citizenship
Australia's parliament has passed legislation 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 jihadists.
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Australia Calls for Greater Intel Sharing in Asia to Stop Paris-Style Attack
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today 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.
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Australia Plans Tougher Controls on Teen Terror Suspects
Australia today outlined plans to tighten counter-terrorism laws further, including restricting the movements of suspects as young as 14 in the wake of a deadly attack by a teenager this month.
