Security Intelligence
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US Defence Secretary dismisses reports Trump could be prepared to strike Iran's nuclear facilities
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US Defence Secretary James Mattis describes reports America is preparing to strike Iran as "fiction", after senior figures in the Turnbull Government tell the ABC they believe the US is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities.
Topics: world-politics, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, security-intelligence, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states, australia, iran-islamic-republic-of
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James Mattis says reports of imminent strike on Iran are 'fiction' Video
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US Defence Secretary James Mattis says he has no idea where Australian media got the idea that America is planning a strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities, but it is "fiction".
Topics: defence-and-national-security, nuclear-issues, security-intelligence, united-states
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Assange cannot stay in embassy forever, Ecuador's President says
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Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno says has been in contact with the British Government about ending Julian Assange's stay at the London embassy, where he has been since seeking asylum there in 2012.
Topics: international-law, world-politics, security-intelligence, hacking, united-kingdom, ecuador, sweden, united-states
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The night Vanessa Rodel let 'the world's most wanted man' into her home
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The fate of the asylum seekers who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 will be decided by three Australian lawyers as the group faces the prospect of being deported to their home countries.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, refugees, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, hong-kong, asia
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Trump could be prepared to strike Iran, Australian Government sources say
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Senior figures in the Turnbull Government say they believe the Trump administration is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, perhaps as early as next month, and say Australia is poised to help identify possible targets.
Topics: government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, security-intelligence, defence-industry, nuclear-issues, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, australia, united-states, iran-islamic-republic-of, israel
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Fraud squad to target organised crime gangs trying to rip off NDIS
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The Federal Government is setting up a fraud squad to target organised crime gangs who try to steal from the NDIS.
Topics: disabilities, government-and-politics, health, security-intelligence, health-policy, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia
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Several Russians reportedly identified as suspects in Skripal poisoning
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A report suggests British investigators have identified several Russians as the suspects in the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, as an expert throws doubt on the culprits ever being arrested.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, law-crime-and-justice, crime, foreign-affairs, world-politics, united-kingdom, russian-federation
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Meanwhile, in Moscow, Putin's summit appearance seen as a hit
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has returned home to widespread praise after the Helsinki summit, in contrast to the hostile reaction in the US to President Donald Trump's appearance at the talks.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, russian-federation, united-states
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Lights go out as Trump says he has 'full faith and support for America's intelligence agencies' Video
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US President Donald Trump joked that US intelligence agencies turned the lights off as he made a statement reaffirming his support for US intelligence agencies at the White House.
Topics: donald-trump, security-intelligence, united-states
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British spy who went deep undercover in Al Qaeda Video
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A British spy who worked undercover inside Al Qaeda has warned that the terror group hasn’t weakened but is in hibernation and planning more attacks against the West. His name is Aimen Dean and he's written a book, Nine Lives, about his experiences. He spoke to our Europe correspondent Lisa Millar.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, terrorism, world-politics, olympics-summer, australia, england, afghanistan
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US media try to give Putin copy of Mueller indictments Video
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A Fox News journalist has tried to give Russian President Vladimir Putin a copy of indictments of 12 Russian nationals from special counsel Robert Mueller.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, russian-federation, united-states
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Congressional hearings of FBI agent grow heated Video
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Congressional hearings featuring FBI agent Peter Strzok grow heated, as Republican and Democrat congressmen clash.
Topics: donald-trump, security-intelligence, united-states
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Crossbench senators refer East Timor spy case to AFP Video
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Andrew Wilkie and fellow crossbench senators Rex Patrick and Nick McKim have asked the AFP to investigate whether ASIS broke the law by allegedly bugging the offices of Timor Leste's cabinet in 2004.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, crime, australia
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'Today is a day of reckoning': MPs call for AFP investigation into East Timor bugging
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Independent MP Andrew Wilkie is leading calls for the federal police to launch an investigation into the role Australian spies played in bugging East Timor's cabinet rooms.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia, east-timor
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Australia, Solomon Islands, PNG sign undersea cable deal amid criticism from China
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The leaders of the Pacific nations mark the start of a project to lay an undersea internet cable between the three countries amid criticism from China that Australia is trying to contain Beijing's influence in the region.
Topics: treaties-and-alliances, trade, world-politics, foreign-affairs, foreign-aid, security-intelligence, solomon-islands, australia, papua-new-guinea, china, asia, pacific
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Bernard Collaery speaks about being charged with breaching intelligence services act Video
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Unprecedented legal action against two men for allegedly breaching the intelligence services act has sparked fierce debate about the balance between national security and the public's right to know.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, federal-government, foreign-affairs, security-intelligence, international-aid-and-trade, agreements-and-treaties, australia, east-timor
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'The law is my life': East Timor bugging prosecution 'heartbreaking', lawyer says
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Lawyer and former legal representative for East Timor, Bernard Collaery, says the charges against him for allegedly breaching the Intelligence Services Act mean he may never practise law again.
Topics: agreements-and-treaties, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, australia, east-timor
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Chinese hackers targeting Cambodia ahead of elections, report finds
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Chinese hackers are gathering valuable intelligence from Cambodia's Government ministries and opposition figures a fortnight before national elections, a cyber security report says.
Topics: security-intelligence, foreign-affairs, world-politics, government-and-politics, china, cambodia, australia
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Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin hands command over to next generation
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As the two Australian Defence Force heads formally hand over command to the next generation of leaders, ending a combined 80 years of military experience, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin reflects on the challenges North Korea, Afghanistan and the South China Sea present to his successors.
Topics: defence-forces, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, australia
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What is Novichok? Video
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The deadly nerve agent has reared its head again in the United Kingdom, just four months after the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. But what is Novichok?
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, brain-and-nervous-system, security-intelligence, united-kingdom, russian-federation
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'Placebo effect in reverse': Mass hysteria expert doubts US 'sonic attack' claims
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An expert in mass psychogenic illness says a string of mysterious illnesses among US diplomats is caused by a form of "mass hysteria", rather than by a previously unknown type of sonic weaponry.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, united-states, cuba, china, uzbekistan, singapore
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Huawei intensifies 5G push, says Australia could become cyber security leader
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A senior cyber security chief of the Chinese tech giant says the company will work with Australia to set up a world-leading internet security centre if it is allowed to build the next 5G wireless network.
Topics: government-and-politics, telecommunications, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, australia, china
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Like a security guard in the sky, these drones spot fights before they happen
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The next festival you attend you may be watched, recorded and analysed in real-time ... by drones! It sounds like a scene from Black Mirror, but this surveillance system is all about stopping violent behaviour before it happens.
Topics: internet-technology, security-intelligence, internet-culture, india, united-kingdom
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The drone surveillance system identifies violent behaviour from patterns of movement. image
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Topics: social-sciences, internet-technology, security-intelligence
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Foreign interference legislation passes before by-elections
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Despite the bipartisan support for the foreign interference legislation, Labor criticises the large number of amendments required.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, foreign-affairs, australia
