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Australain Entertainment Venues Now Terror Targets, Say Attorney General And Intelligence ChiefI'm feeling vindicated in getting the "heebie jeebies" in the casino the other night now that I know that ASIOs worried about terrorist attacks on Australian restaurants. Why would I think that a casino atop a railway, adjacent to a Parliament House, might not be a great place to hang around? Let's look at what our attorney general and our chief of Intelligencehad to say today: [from The Age] ASIO has warned that terrorists could carry out attacks on The agency's director-general, Paul O'Sullivan, said the latest "Explosives-based attacks against crowded venues have been "Such tactics could be applied to food service venues in [From ABC] He says such attacks would be simple to conduct yet cause considerable community anxiety.
Mr O'Sullivan has called on the food sector to take precautions and work with governments to develop risk management plans.
"Taking sensible precautions against such possibilities involves
"It is through this partnership that policy and practice remain properly aligned, relevant and effective."He says that recent arrests in connection with suspected terrorist
"The challenge for governments, agencies, businesses and communities is
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock concedes the sector is vulnerable but says Australia's threat level remains at medium.
"That means we have no specific intelligence of specific threats that are planned," Mr Ruddock said. The Attorney General has produced a plan for the venue and food terrorist problem, but won't release it. Wise, really, given how the public might react to plans on how to deal with considerable numbers of deaths of Australians on our own soil.
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ruddock rebuked .....
‘A high-powered committee appointed by the Federal Government has
recommended that the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, be stripped of his power
to determine which groups constitute a terrorist organisation.
In a setback for the Government and its anti-terrorism laws, the
committee's report calls for 20 changes and offers sharp criticism about how
the laws were conceived and drafted.
The Security Legislation Review Committee was set up last October and is
chaired by the former NSW Supreme Court judge Simon Sheller. Other members
include: the Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis; the Commonwealth Ombudsman,
John McMillan; and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Ian
Carnell.’
Ruddock
Rebuked Over Outlaw Powers