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Anthony Albanese has announced an Australian Federal Police Special Operation Taskforce to combat antisemitism, after criticism from within and outside the Jewish community that the government has not done enough to deal with the escalating issue.

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess said every Australian terrorist attack, disruption and suspected terrorist incident in 2024 was perpetrated by a young person, and Albo is off to pitch clean energy to WA.

Children are at risk online from "adult strangers in alleyways" and the community must play a role in identifying warning signs, the nation's spy chief says.

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

Exclusive: Guardian Australia found Coalition politicians cited the 24-hour figure in interviews on at least 12 occasions in August

Dutton’s proposal also marks the first time that that a major party leader has refused point blank to assist people with family links to Australia fleeing a war.

The proposal for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was the first attempt to add Indigenous recognition to the Australian Constitution. Despite what appeared to be encouraging early opinion polls, support declined as the campaign proceeded. The result, as we know, was a resounding failure.

Australians are being asked to remember the human impact of war as those fleeing Gaza are caught in the middle of a public debate over visa security checks.

Mike Burgess is highly respected by both Labor and Liberal politicians. When they talk about him, they nearly always throw in praise, sometimes fulsome.