Foreign Minister Julie Bishop today announced that Mostafa Mahamed, also known as Mostafa Farag, an Australian citizen formerly of Sydney, has been listed for targeted financial sanctions under Part 4 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.
In a joint media statement today the Australian Federal Police and the South Australian Police have announced that an arrest warrant has been obtained for Dr Tareq Kamleh.
Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police have charged one man and released three others following today’s major Melbourne Joint Counter Terrorism Team operation. Hallam man Sevdet Ramdan Besim has been charged with conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts. It is alleged that these acts include a plan to attack Anzac day activities in Melbourne.
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Large sections are Australian society are up in arms about the Federal Government’s new Meta-Data retention laws and many fear that we are entering an age of Orwellian type surveillance from which we may never return.
The new laws, however, are so ineffective that they will have little impact on internet privacy. In fact the new legislation may actually spawn a new age of security consciousness amongst ordinary Australians as they take steps to understand and actively manage their own online footprint.
A generation of children, some as young as five, are being trained by Islamic State to become hardened, remorseless killers. For many children this essentially removes all hope of them ever leading a peaceful existence in this life. For the rest of the world it leaves us with a generation of mentally damaged future adults who will inevitably perpetuate the madness that their parents and mentors have instilled in them.
Tunis: One Australian is among 19 people killed by gunmen in the the national museum in Tunis. A total of 17 tourists were killed as well as a Tunisian citizen and policeman. Two gunmen have reportedly been killed by security forces.
Defence News Report: Two suspect terrorists will soon appear in a Sydney Court by video link accused of serious terrorism related offences. The arrests following a major NSW Joint Counter Terrorism operation in Sydney yesterday. The pair were originally scheduled to appear in Fairfield Court this morning however this was adjourned and moved to Sydney Central Court due to security fears.