I'm Glad Our Security Agencies Are Stretched
It hopefully means that they are using their resources in an efficient and effective manner.
The Government's New Ice Disruption Strategy Isn't That New
More of what we're already doing, with fewer resources.
Corruption In Australian Border Force Is Devastating News For Public Trust In Law Enforcement
Especially in light of the importance that government has placed on domestic security in recent weeks.
We Need To Fix The Public's Trust Issues With The Home Affairs Super Department
Greater transparency is the first step.
The Pros And Cons Of A Mega Department Of Homeland Security
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is going to have to mediate one hell of a cabinet fight over this.
Australia's Drug Strategy Is Out Of Date, But That's Just The Start Of The Problem
Reducing supply through innovation could help solve the issues.
Medium, Likely, Probable: Why We Need To Revamp Our Terror Threat Levels
Citizens around the world are suffering from "terrorism threat fatigue".
Putting Citizenship On The Line In The War On Terror
The target should be problematic individuals, not whole ethnic groups.
The Delicate Balance Between Security And Inaction
Sometimes our authorities are damned if they do and damned if they don't.
Policymakers Are Focussing On Drugs Australians Aren't Taking
They're worried about 'bath salts', but more people are abusing 'hillbilly heroin'.
Xenophobic Migration Bans Won't Prevent Terrorism In America
In fact, it's highly likely that Trump's policy will do much more harm than good.
A Potential Mass Migration Nightmare On Our Doorstep
It's a false assumption that Australia has passed the worst phase of its refugee challenge.
Border Force Needs New Powers To Avoid Border Farce
It's time for the Turnbull government to reconsider the role of the Border Force and the legislative powers that it exercises
An Increase In Drug Seizures Doesn't Mean A Decrease In Drugs
The intent of the enforcement regime of Australia's national drug strategy shouldn't be to arrest more people, nor seize more drugs. Rather, the intent behind our illicit drug enforcement strategy should be to reduce the supply of these harmful drugs in our communities.
Politicians don't understand the limits of intelligence
Chilcot's review reveals that there were indeed two fundamental problems with the intelligence-based decision making at the time of the Iraq war.
Australia's Migration System Needs To Go Through Security
The real problem arising from this week's revelations isn't so much the corruption of DIBP staff. It's the widespread criminality and system vulnerability present in Australia's visa regime.
International Policing Is On Death Row
We shouldn't be leaving it to our politicians to decide if and when we share information with foreign police where the death penalty may be at play.
UNGASS 2016: Evolution Rather Than Revolution In The War On Drugs
UNGASS 2016 was controversial by UN standards. While it stopped well short of a drug reform revolution, it has provided some very important first steps in the evolution of global drug policies.
The Intel On Intelligence Gathering In Times Of Terror
In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, Jakarta and Belgium, intelligence collectors and police everywhere are under immense pressure to collect the necessary intelligence to protect us from future violence. In this pressure-cooker environment the intelligence and police agency red lines for acceptable covert intelligence collection are at risk of being blurred.
