Extremism
Analysis
National security
ASIO boss caught in political crossfire over Gaza refugees
ASIO boss Mike Burgess has found himself ensnared in the political dispute over security screening of refugees.
- by Deborah Snow
Latest
Germany to step up deportations after stabbing
Visiting the site of last weekend’s stabbing, which has emboldened his far-right opposition, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it ‘terrorism against us all’.
- by Rachel More
Exclusive
Antisemitism
Jewish groups demand extremist influencer Candace Owens’ visa be cancelled
The American provocateur and Andrew Tate networker has minimised Nazi atrocities and peddled conspiracies about “secret Jewish gangs”.
- by Paul Sakkal
Target domestic violence offenders like terrorists: commissioner
Molly Ticehurst’s alleged killer demonstrated serious red flags. If he had been monitored with the same resources as terror suspects, “she might still be alive”, says Micaela Cronin.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Religious extremism still main security concern, warns Victoria’s top cop
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern, but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
- by Chris Vedelago
Islamic State material ‘found at suspect’s home in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows’
Security officials allege the suspects wanted to commit an attack outside the stadium, killing as many people as possible using knives or self-made explosives.
- by Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich
Analysis
National security
The person keeping ASIO awake at night
Tensions triggered by the war in Gaza, which Australian intelligence officials say played a significant role in the new threat assessment, are ratcheting up the temperature.
- by Matthew Knott
Belgium police detain seven terror suspects ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Authorities in Belgium carried out 14 raids across the country over suspected terrorist activities, a day before the opening of the Olympic Games in neighbouring France.
Protests, sabotage and terrorism: Inside the effort to make Paris safe
France is grappling with the potential for devastation on multiple fronts as it seeks to hold the most ambitious opening ceremony in history in the most volatile geopolitical environment since the 1930s.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Opinion
Guns
‘For the first time, I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge
Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence, but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.
- by David Crowe
Tunnels, tricks and tactics: Hamas’ strategy in Gaza revealed
Hamas’ ghost army appears only fleetingly, emerging suddenly from underground to attack, then returning swiftly to its subterranean fortress.
- by Patrick Kingsley and Natan Odenheimer
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