SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF AUSTRALIA’S AVIATION AND MARITIME SECTORS

The Morrison Government will today commence consultation on important reform to make Australia’s airports, wharves, runways and dockyards more secure. The reform – to be co-designed with industry – will see the Department of Home Affairs become the sole issuing authority for aviation and maritime security identification cards (ASICs and MSICs) – which are an…

STATEMENT ON CHARGES LAID FOR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN FIRE AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Today’s announcement by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ACT Police that an individual has been charged following their alleged involvement in criminal damage to Old Parliament House demonstrates the Morrison Government’s commitment to the rule of law and to safeguarding Australia’s long-cherished democratic processes, traditions and institutions. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews thanked…

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA 8TH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON LAW AND SECURITY

The 8th Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council Meeting on Law and Security (MCM) occurred earlier today, co-chaired by Australian Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mohammad Mahfud MD. At the 8th MCM, held in Jakarta, Ministers discussed several shared priorities, including countering terrorism and violent extremism, and…

FOUR YEARS KEEPING AUSTRALIA SAFE, PROSPEROUS AND UNITED

Four years after the Coalition Government established the Home Affairs Portfolio in December 2017, the Morrison Government is continuing to keep Australians safe, safely reopen our international borders, and secure Australia’s economic recovery. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the Morrison Government has ensured the Home Affairs Portfolio can effectively anticipate, prevent, prepare, respond and…

Joint communique from the Hon Karen Andrews MP, Australian Minister for Home Affairs and the Hon Chamal Rajapaksa MP, Sri Lankan State Minister of Home Affairs

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, paid a visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 18 to 21 December 2021, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2022.  Minister Andrews called on the President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof G.…

United States and Australia Enter CLOUD Act Agreement to Facilitate Investigations of Serious Crime

The United States and Australia today signed a landmark agreement that will facilitate access to electronic data for investigations of serious crime, including terrorism and child sexual abuse. The agreement is authorized by the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, a bill Congress passed in 2018.  The CLOUD Act Agreement will help ensure…