By Lilia Guan NT Police are in the planning stages of expanding CCTV into smaller suburbs and filling blind spots in existing areas. Shane Moten, system administrator at…
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Watchdog cautions Customs on ‘intrusive’ searches
By Angela Dorizas The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Allan Asher, has received complaints from travellers about the "unfair and unnecessarily intrusive" behaviour of Customs officers. Mr Asher today warned that coercive powers of Customs…
Single agency to complete security checks
Commonwealth public servants and government contractors can expect to receive a single security clearance recognised by all agencies. The Gillard Government has announced the launch of the Australian Government Security…
Human Rights Commissioner welcomes independent national security monitor
The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Government's commitment to appoint an independent national security monitor. Human Rights Commissioner, Cathy Branson, said the passage of the Independent National Security…
Government must take proactive approach to airport security
By Craig Donaldson Huge changes have been touted for airport security in Australia, but technology alone will not plug all of the holes. In 2005 the landmark Wheeler Report issued…
New centre to tackle cyber threat
The Federal Government has officially opened the Cyber Security Operations Centre in Canberra as part of its commitment to understanding the cyber threat. Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, said…
Government announces single security vetting agency
Commonwealth security checks will be conducted by a single agency from October 2010. Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, and Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner,…
Victorian privacy rights compromised
By Angela Dorizas The confidentiality of personal information collected by government departments has been compromised, according to a report by the Victorian Auditor-General Des Pearson. The report examined lack of…
Terrorism: fighting the battle in our own backyard
Rita Parker is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy, associated with the Defence Security Applications Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. She speaks with Government News…
SA Opposition Leader offers to be tasered
By Angela Dorizas South Australian Opposition leader Isobel Redmond said she is prepared to be tasered to demonstrate the worth of providing stun guns to the state's police force. The…