PM appoints new intelligence watchdog
Former Federal Court of Australia Judge Margaret Stone has been appointed Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.
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'Foreign fighter' laws leave door open on biometric data collection
The government's second tranche of national security legislation, the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014, includes measures that potentially allow a significant increase in the types of biometric data collected at Australian airports.
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Brandis denies ‘overreach’ on national security laws
Attorney-general George Brandis has said that the government has not overreached with its national security laws and that it has crafted an “appropriate legislative response to the current threat” of terrorism
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Data retention fine as it is: AFP
The Federal Attorney-General department’s proposed data retention regime would bolster evidence used to combat cybercrime, but would not add significant information that isn’t currently accessible.
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ISPs could pay millions to store web data
Online personal data will be placed at risk and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may be forced to cough up millions if the Federal Government acts on plans to legislate data retention laws, industry insiders say.