Hamas Applies to be Removed from List of Terrorist Organisations
Hamas has made 27 submissions to Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke in respect of an application to see itself removed from the official list of terrorist organisations, and the Palestinian political group, which has an armed military wing, argues...
Terrorism Threat from White Male Teens Is on the Rise in Australia
A 17-year-old white Australian male was arrested by federal police on Ngunnawal land in Canberra on 5 November 2025, as the teen was allegedly plotting a chemical attack on a local in public in aid of sparking a white “nationalist...
ASIO Wants Hizb ut-Tahrir Designated as a Terrorist Organisation
As he gave the 2025 Lowy Lecture on Gadigal land at Sydney Town Hall on 4 November 2025, spy boss Mike Burgess warned the nation is facing unprecedented foreign threats, and, in terms of the enemy within, or the fifth...
Policing the Enemy Within: The AFP Launches National Security Teams to Enhance Social Cohesion
The Australian federal police (AFP) announced on 8 October 2025 that it launched new National Security Investigation teams the previous month “to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia’s social cohesion”. These proactive teams are to...
