Australia to Strengthen Anti-terror Laws

New anti-terrorism laws will be introduced into the Australian parliament this week.  They will allow authorities to continue to detain convicted terrorists after they have completed serving their prison sentences if they are considered to pose a significant risk to the community.  The new laws will allow Australia’s security agencies to monitor terrorism suspects as young as 14.  So-called control orders that require individuals to submit to a curfew and limit their...

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