Why may organised crime in Australia be a national security threat?
Criminal activity can have a large bearing on the strength, or otherwise, of any country’s national security. Australia is no different.
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Is ASIC too soft? The latest prosecutions and penalties results
Explore a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report highlighting key enforcement priorities and important cases.
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Who are global professional money launderers?
Discover what the day jobs of professional money launderers are, how do they operate, and why they are so difficult to detect.
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How can an Australian surrender to an international extradition request?
Discover under what circumstances an Australian wanted for international extradition may surrender.
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Serious financial crime taskforce investigations: Some recent examples
Explore some recent examples of Australian tax crime investigations by the ATO and its partner agencies, including the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce.
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How does Yahoo! manage law enforcement requests for customer data?
Explore how Yahoo! responds to requests for customer data from government agencies around the world investigating criminal activity.
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How do the Australian Federal Police (AFP) counter terrorism?
Discover how the AFPs counter-terrorism function investigates terrorism offences in Australia and overseas, to uphold Australia’s national security.
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Australia’s extradition treaties
What is extradition? Extradition is the process by which one country apprehends and sends a person to another country to face criminal charges or serve a sentence. The Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) provides Australia’s legislative basis for extradition. It sets out a number of mandatory requirements which must be met before Australia can make or accept…
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What is the role of MI6 in international criminal law?
What is MI6? The UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) – otherwise known as MI6 – conducts secret overseas operations and gathers intelligence to help protect UK interests. The MI6 works closely with a number of other foreign intelligence and security services, including the Security Service (MI5) and the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). While the MI5…
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Google & Australian law enforcement data requests
Discover how Google deals with requests for user data from government agencies investigating criminal activity, administrative agencies, courts and others.
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