Justice has been sacrificed again at Guantanamo Bay, writes Geoffrey Barker.

David Hicks admitted nothing more than he had described in letters home, writes Andrew Lynch.

Australians or Australian interests have been the target of a planned or conducted terrorist attack every year since 2001. As the nature of the terrorist threat evolves and adapts to our counter-terrorism operations and policies it is argued that we need a national institute to provide a focal point for research and policy innovation in...

This publication updates and builds on the 2004 edition to provide a comprehensive overview of Australia’s domestic and international counter-terrorism strategy, policy and arrangements. It explains the steps the Australian government has taken to protect Australians and Australian interests against the threat of terrorism, and outlines the government's partnership with state, territory and local governments...

Until September 11, Australia had no national laws on terrorism. Political violence was dealt with by the ordinary criminal law. Since then we have passed a litany of new anti-terror statutes. In an era punctuated by terrorist attacks starting with New York and Washington and followed by those in Bali, Madrid, London, Mumbai and elsewhere...