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Psychologist noted ‘risk factors’ for possible reoffending including ‘attitudes’ stemming from his own childhood abuse, court documents reveal

Should companies experiencing cyber attacks be forgiven if they cooperate with the government to stop such attacks? That’s the idea the federal government is considering with its possible “safe harbour” laws.

Ministers considered freeing rapist in order to neutralise high court case; electricity providers rake in $2bn in one year

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Exclusive: Despite confidence it would win landmark case, government considered ministerial intervention to free man who raped 10-year-old boy in order to stop mass release

The Albanese government’s cyber security policy aims to make Australian citizens, businesses and government agencies harder targets as they face what minister Clare O'Neil describes as “the fastest growing threat that we face as a nation”.

The prime minister is resisting opposition pressure to reveal if he raised an incident with a Chinese warship when he spoke to Xi Jinping on the weekend.

Tough new laws including tracking devices and jail for breaching visa conditions for 93 released detainees are likely to face a legal challenge, an expert says.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has unveiled millions of dollars worth of new funding to help small businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks.

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

Terrorism laws allowing authorities to keep dangerous people behind bars are being floated as a possible way to lock up freed immigration detainees.