Topics: Counter terror strategy and funding announcement to keep Australians safe PETER STEFANOVIC: The Morrison Government is set to unveil its new counterterrorism strategy investing $86.7 million against high-risk terrorists. Government officials say convicted terrorists will soon face unprecedented tracking and supervision when they are freed from prison. On that note, let’s bring in the…
Topics: Counter terror strategy and funding announcement to keep Australians safe, Australia’s provision of aid to assist Ukraine war, Putin attendance of G20, likelihood of cyber attacks from Russia. KAREN ANDREWS: Well, good morning. Today I’m announcing the Morrison Government’s 2022 Counter Terrorism Strategy, and additional funding to make sure that high-risk terrorist offenders are…
The Morrison Government continues to safeguard Australia and protect our way of life from terrorism, announcing today a new counter terrorism strategy, and an investment of $86.7 million to protect the community from the enduring threat posed by high-risk terrorists currently serving custodial sentences. As part of our plan for a stronger future, Minister for…
The Morrison Government is securing Australia’s international post from mail-order drugs and weapons using a new world-leading capability that will help identify overseas traffickers and screen mail in real time. The state-of-the-art National Forensics Rapid Lab is now protecting Australians from illicit drugs and weapons, while targeting the transnational criminals who use mail to send…
The Morrison Government is protecting Australian borders and keeping local communities safe by redirecting proceeds of crime towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said $8.9 million in funding taken from criminals will be used to fund the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) to better use AI…
Good morning. I’d like to thank CISO Sydney for the kind invitation to address you today and launch this important event. Australia – and indeed the world – stand at the precipice of significant technological advances. Quantum; blockchain; algorithmic automation; 6G; artificial intelligence advances in these fields are occurring at a significant pace, and will…
The lifestyle we enjoy on the Gold Coast is something we shouldn’t take for granted. All the same things that make the Coast such an attractive place to live, work and study, make it just as attractive to organised criminals, drug smugglers, and bikie gangs. And when violence and crime overtakes a community, everyone suffers.…
Topics: Launch of Australia’s National Plan to Combat Cybercrime, opening of new AFP Cybercrime Centre, ongoing work of the Morrison Government to strengthen Australia’s cybersecurity resilience. JUSTINE GOUGH: I would like to welcome you all and welcome especially the Hon Karen Andrews MP, the Minister for Home Affairs. Welcome also to Commissioner Reece Kershaw APM…
Today’s announcement of a South East Queensland City deal is a welcome investment ahead of the 2032 Olympics. As the united Morrison Government Gold Coast team, we’ve been fighting and delivering significant investments across the coast—our own GC deal—with the full extent of commitments running into the billions of dollars. The Morrison Government’s commitments—worth over…
The Morrison Government is securing the online tools and technologies of the future, today opening a new Australian Federal Police-led centre dedicated to combatting crime online, and launching Australia’s National Plan to Combat Cybercrime, following its endorsement by Commonwealth, State and Territory Police Ministers last week. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the National…