Canberra, May 6 (IANS) Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Wednesday at a press conference announced 74 million Australian dollars (about $48.8 million) for a security centre to crack down on online violent extremism and terrorism.The newly created Counter Terrorism Online Centre will be led by Australia’s security agency ASIO and the Australian Federal Police (AFP).Burke said the AFP had put in 31 charges under new offenses on online extremism and radicalization, and 19 of them are m…
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Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first appearance in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offences over the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared on Monday morning via videolink from a supermax prison where he has been held since being discharged from the hospital in the wake of the attack on December 14, 2025.The 24-year-old was charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist ac…
Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first appearance in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offenses over the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared on Monday morning via videolink from a supermax prison where he has been held since being discharged from the hospital in the wake of the attack on December 14, 2025, Xinhua news agency reported.The 24-year-old was charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder and one count…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) The perpetrators of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December demonstrated high levels of awareness to hide their plans, Australia’s intelligence chief said.Mike Burgess, director-general of security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), told a Senate hearing that law enforcement and intelligence agencies did not know that the perpetrators of the Bondi attack were planning anything prior to the fatal mass shooting on December 14, Xinhua …