Opinion | The Guardian USDec 23
The NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge? | Anne Twomey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/23/nsw-parliament-rushing-anti-protest-laws #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Bondibeachterrorattack #NewSouthWalespolitics #Freedomofspeech #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Australianlaw #ChrisMinns #Protest
The NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge?

The legislation’s opponents will argue that it is over-inclusive and disproportionately limits free speech

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Technology | The Guardian USOct 29
AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/29/afp-developing-ai-tool-to-decode-gen-z-and-alpha-slang-amid-warning-about-crimefluencers #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Australianfederalpolice #Australianpolitics #Australianews #Technology
AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls

AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girls

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Opinion | The Guardian USAug 28, 2025
Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. They saw an opportunity in Australia and took it | Lydia Khalil https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/28/iran-history-exploiting-social-divisions-abroad-saw-opportunity-in-australia-opinion-ntwnfb #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianforeignpolicy #Antisemitism #Iran
Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. It saw an opportunity in Australia and took it

The antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne are part of Tehran’s record of malign foreign interference – and it’s now one of the few tools it has left to project power

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Technology | The Guardian USOct 12, 2024
Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/11/australias-spy-chief-warns-ai-will-accelerate-online-radicalisation #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianintelligenceagencies #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Australianews #Socialmedia #Technology
Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation

Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step-change’ in the threat posed by extremism

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Environment | The Guardian USOct 1, 2024
Australia news live: Chalmers ‘gravely concerned’ about human cost of Middle East conflict; Kyle and Jackie O ratings tank in Melbourne https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/oct/01/queensland-election-dating-app-code-labor-coalition-lnp-accc-greens-supermarkets-housing-economy-politics-tax #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianimmigrationandasylum #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Australianforeignpolicy #ReserveBankofAustralia #Queenslandelection2024 #Australianeducation
Australia news live: Chalmers ‘gravely concerned’ about human cost of Middle East conflict; Kyle and Jackie O ratings tank in Melbourne

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Climate crisis | The GuardianJun 25, 2024
Australia politics live: Julian Assange lands in Saipan; Coalition to attack Albanese over Payman crossing the floor https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jun/26/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-greens-parliament-julian-assange-saipan-wikileaks-fatima-payman-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-nuclear-emissions-newington-question-time #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #Australianews #JulianAssange #Climatecrisis
Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

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Environment | The Guardian USJun 18, 2024
Australia news live: Peter Dutton to unveil nuclear plans; Australia accuses China of ‘destabilising’ behaviour in South China Sea https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jun/19/australia-news-live-peter-dutton-nuclear-coalition-china-south-sea-li-qiang-anthony-albanese-renewable-energy #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianforeignpolicy #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Australiaweather #AnthonyAlbanese #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Nuclearpower #PeterDutton
Australia news live: Queensland, NSW and Victoria reject Coalition’s nuclear power policy

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Climate crisis | The GuardianJun 12, 2024
Australia news live: school’s AI images scandal intensifies calls for social media crackdown; rental assistance struggles to keep up https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jun/13/australia-news-ai-deepfake-bacchus-marsh-school-social-media-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-emissions-peter-dutton #Australiansecurityandcounter-terrorism #Australianeducation #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #AnthonyAlbanese #Australianews #Climatecrisis #NewSouthWales #PeterDutton #Laborparty #Tax
Australia news live: ‘Pocock effect’ may help independents target Labor seats as Climate 200 donations surge, Holmes à Court says

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