Transnational crime and global cooperation In light of the transnational nature of crime in today’s world, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) regularly partners with international law enforcement agencies to assist them in their investigations, and in doing so helps preserve the international rule of law and protect Australians from overseas threats. International objectives and…
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About the AFP The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is Australia’s national law enforcement agency and is tasked with investigating crimes and protecting the Commonwealth of Australia’s national security. At present, the agency sits under the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) portfolio. Foreign threats to Australia The threats Australia regularly faces includes hostile foreign state…
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Multi-agency cooperation The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced in September 2025 that research and contributions from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Egmont Group, UNODC, and Interpol resulted in the publishing of the Handbook on International Co-operation on Money Laundering, Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution. Goals of the handbook The handbook…
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About ENFAST and Europol Established in 2013, the European Network of Fugitive Action Search Teams (ENFAST) is an informal international network of specialised police officers from numerous European Union (EU) member states who are contactable on a 24/7 basis to respond to alerts to locate and arrest wanted fugitives in Europe. ENFAST is supported in…
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About the FATF Established in 1989 by the Group of 7 (G7), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental taskforce that functions as an international watchdog for global money laundering and terrorism financing. The FATF regularly reviews countries with deficiencies in anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing…
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About ACIC Created in July 2016, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) focuses on identifying and reducing organised crime in Australia. ACIC is part of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group and National Intelligence Community and is a Commonwealth statutory agency established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth). At present, ACIC sits under…
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About AUSTRAC The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence service. It ensures that businesses are compliant with their reporting and risk management obligations and analyses and provides law enforcement authorities and national security partners with information to assist them in their investigations and…
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About AUSTRAC The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence service. It ensures that businesses are compliant with their reporting and risk management obligations and analyses and provides law enforcement authorities and national security partners with information to assist them in their investigations and…
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Updating jurisdiction classifications As reported by AUSTRAC, in October 2025 the FATF published updates on two types of jurisdictions that the organisation monitors: High-Risk Jurisdictions Subject to a Call for Action (“Black List”): The FATF provided updates on Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Myanmar. Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring (“Grey List”): The…
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About ASIO The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is the Australian government’s domestic intelligence and national security agency. Annual threat assessment Since joining ASIO in 2019, Director-General of Security Mike Burgress has provided an annual threat assessment speech that reflected on both previous and current threats. In his February 2025 speech he focused on…
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