Publications
The Australian Government’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy, launched in June 2010, aims to achieve the continued provision of essential services that support Australia’s national security, economic prosperity, and social and community wellbeing in the face of all hazards.
The Counter-Terrorism White Paper, Securing Australia – Protecting our Community released on 23 February 2010, sets out Australia’s counter-terrorism objectives and the means by which the Government will pursue them. It explains the nature of the terrorist threat to Australia within Australia’s broader national security context; sets out the Australian Government’s strategy for countering terrorism; and details the policy settings by which the Government will implement its counter-terrorism strategy. The White Paper reflects a number of improvements to Australia’s approach to counter-terrorism and brings together for the first time, in a comprehensive manner, Australia’s response to terrorism both domestically and internationally.
The National Counter-Terrorism Plan is maintained by the National Counter-Terrorism Committee. It outlines the responsibilities, authorities and the mechanisms to prevent acts of terrorism within Australia, or if they occur, to manage the consequences.
Latest news from the Australian Government on national security
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- Listed terrorist organisations
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- Australian law to combat terrorism
- International law to combat terrorism
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