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Brandis Announces New Anti-Terror Laws; Control Orders To Apply To 14-Year-Olds; Indefinite Detention For Convicted Terrorists

Sep 11, 2016

The federal government will this week introduce legislation to extend anti-terrorist control orders to 14-year-olds and to provide for indefinite detention of high-risk offenders.

The Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis, announced the proposals at a media conference in Brisbane this morning.

Brandis

Control orders currently have a minimum age threshold of 16 years. The government plans to lower this to 14 years.

It also plans to introduce a uniform nationwide regime of post-sentence detention for high-risk offenders who remain unreformed after completing their sentence. Brandis said the proposal provides for the Attorney-General to apply to a state Supreme Court for a post-sentence order. Such an order could include an indefinite period of detention. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Audio, Law, Liberal Party, Terrorism, Turnbull, Video Tagged With: ,

We Cannot Be Complacent: Malcolm Turnbull On Orlando Shootings

Jun 13, 2016

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has responded to the overnight shootings in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people were shot and at least as many more injured.

Turnbull described the killings as “an act of terror and an act of hate”.

Later in the day, after he had spoken to the US Ambassador to Australia, John Berry, Turnbull said: “This was a murderous attack on gay people in this nightclub. Many people of course could be victim of an attack like that. We don’t have all the details but it was clearly directed by a murderous hatred of gay people exercising their freedom to gather together.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Federal Election, ANZUS, Audio, LGBTI, Liberal Party, Terrorism, Turnbull, Video Tagged With: , ,

COAG Discussions Focus On Terrorism, Federation And Taxation

Oct 10, 2014

The Council of Australian Governments met in Canberra and discussed a range of issues, including terrorism, reform of the Federation and the taxation system.

COAG

The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, held a joint press conference following the meeting. He was accompanied by Premiers Baird, Napthine, Newman, Barnett, Weatherill and Hodgman, as well as the Territory Chief Ministers Gallagher and Giles. Felicity-Ann Lewis represented Local Government. [Read more…]

Filed Under: A.C.T., Abbott, Audio, Federalism, Local Government, N.S.W., N.T., Qld, S.A., TAS, Taxation, Terrorism, VIC, Video, W.A. Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Shorten Gives ALP Support To Iraq Commitment; Greens Opposed

Oct 03, 2014

The ALP has given support to the Abbott government’s commitment of fighter aircraft to the strikes against ISIL in Iraq, whilst the Greens have opposed the decision.

Shorten

The government announced today that Australia will provide up to eight Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft to participate in the international coalition supporting Iraq. [Read more…]

Filed Under: A.L.P., Audio, Iraq-Afghanistan, Terrorism Tagged With: , , , , ,
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