Saturday, 07 September 2013, marks the day for the Australian federal election. As always the election campaign has seen all political parties try to win the Muslim vote. Foreign Minister Bob Carr, fresh from criminalising material support for the Islamic resistance in Syria and legitimising the secular coup of al-Sisi in Egypt, spent Eid courting the Muslim vote at major mosques in Sydney. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, the permanent friend…

The Australian Government's latest White Paper on Counter-Terrorism was released on Tuesday 23rd February 2010. It highlights that the threat of terrorism has become a ‘permanent and persistent' feature of Australia's security environment. It notes that on top of the previous threat from the ‘global violent jihadist movement', Australia now also faces an increased threat from those born or raised in Australia and influenced by the ‘violent jihadist' message.