HIZBALLAH AND THE BASE LISTED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS

Portfolio, 2021, Releases

Australia now lists 27 terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code, with the entirety of Hizballah and neo-Nazi group The Base today formally added to the national terrorist listing. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the Morrison Government would continue to list groups that used violence in pursuit of political, ideological or religious objectives. “Terrorism…

APPOINTMENT OF THREE NEW AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION EXAMINERS PUTS FURTHER PRESSURE ON CRIMINAL NETWORKS

2021, Portfolio, Releases

The Morrison Government continues to pursue serious organised crime gangs, today announcing the appointment of three new full‑time examiners for the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), bringing the total number of ACIC examiners to six. Based throughout Australia, ACIC examiners are independent statutory officers appointed by the Governor-General to exercise coercive powers in the context…