Tag: terrorism

Cartoonists the world over, including Banksy, express their grief and outrage at the attack on freedom of speech, uniting in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Paris on highest terror alert for gunman who brutally shot and killed 12 journalists and police.

"I'm not saying there aren't a lot of dangerous people out there, I'm saying a lot of those people are in government," says Russell Brand, in his video blog about the Sydney siege.

Live blog of the Sydney siege hostage crisis in Martin Place, as it was being reported by Australian media.

A gunman has taken a number of people hostage inside a café in Sydney’s CBD. A black flag with Islamic text has been displayed in the window of the premises.

David Hicks shouts down George Brandis about the torture he received at Guantanamo Bay, claiming the government at the time was fully aware of what happened to him

Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, warns UN Security Council that tech savvy terrorists are a global threat.

British PM David Cameron has delivered a speech to Australia’s parliament, noting the two nations’ shared history and the need to defend shared principles, highlighting trade and the struggle against Islamic extremism.

Controversial new Australian counter-terrorism legislation, including new offence of ‘advocating terrorism’, is a step closer to becoming law.

Foreign minister Julie Bishop says shooting at Canada’s parliament has the hallmarks of an Islamic State terrorist attack, as security is beefed up at Parliament House in Canberra.

A 17-year-old Australian appears in latest Islamic State video, threatening to behead western leaders and fly ‘black flag’ over Washington, London and Canberra.

Police are investigating the possibility that the 18 year old Melbourne man shot dead by police after he attacked them with a knife may have had accomplices.

Australia's prime minister delivers bellicose speech to United Nations Security Council as the country prepares to join military action against Islamic State militants in Iraq.

Prime minister confirms new intelligence indicating a possible attack on Parliament House and Australian politicians.

In Australia's biggest ever counter-terrorism operation, police believe they have prevented a public beheading in Sydney.

Australian Defence ministry has issued a memo warning that Aussie troops run the risk of becoming victim of terror attacks on our own soil.

Prime minister says fighting for Islamic State (ISIS) is “against God” and joining them “may well become much more dangerous because of the presence of Australian forces.”

After Britain upgraded its terror alert to severe earlier this week, Australians are waiting to see if the Federal Government will follow suite.

Australia’s new anti-terrorism unit has picked up its first suspect, according to PM.

Australian Federal Police are said to be investigating 'terror maps' found at a house in Pullenvale, Brisbane.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced new laws that will see the termination of welfare benefits for any Australians posing a national security threat.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott acknowledged that Australia’s border security failed by letting another jihad suspect leave the country using his brother’s passport.

With fresh rumours that terrorists have come up with new ways to pass explosive devices through customs, airports in the USA and UK have started taking extra precautionary measures. However, Australia will not be following suit yet.

Australian victims of the terror attacks in New York, London, and Bali are finally set to be compensated.

A funeral in Hobart has heard terror victim Ross Langdon had his greatest achievement ahead of him — the birth of his baby daughter, who was also killed in the Kenya mall attack.

An Australian architect who had lived and worked in the UK and his wife were among the victims of the attack on a Nairobi shopping centre.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Australian victims of past terrorism attacks will receive compensation if the coalition wins the election.

The Australian-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee have released guidelines designed to lessen the risk of shootings in places of "mass gatherings".

The alleged terrorist attack on a soldier outside a Woolwich army barracks yesterday bore several similarities to a 2009 plot in which several men targeted Holsworthy Barracks in south-western Sydney.