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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is seeking tenders for a self-processing system to be introduced at airports later this year.
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump moves to mend his tumultuous relationship with the United States' spy agencies, travelling to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office and assuring officials, "I am so behind you".
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, united-states
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A clever and discreet new device is so ingenious it'll make you want to have another baby, writes Jo Fox. This is why we need more women in STEM.
Topics: women, babies, parenting, security-intelligence, womens-health, inventions
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US foreign policy will become unpredictable under President Trump and Australian should avoid "complacency" on national security, researchers say.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, united-states, australian-national-university-0200, australia
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Lawyer for Julian Assange, Melinda Taylor, says Barack Obama's decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence is a step in the right direction for the Wikileaks founder.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, world-politics, security-intelligence, law-crime-and-justice, united-states
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| UpdatedChelsea Manning was responsible for the largest breach of classified information in America's history. This is what we know about her.
Topics: security-intelligence, world-politics, us-elections, united-states
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In a biting attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations Mr Trump engaged in sexual activities with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel.
Topics: world-politics, foreign-affairs, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, russian-federation, united-states
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin accuses the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations, adding those behind the "fabricated" news are "worse than prostitutes".
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, russian-federation, united-states
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Outgoing CIA director John Brennan has issued a stern parting rebuke to President-elect Donald Trump, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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| UpdatedOutgoing CIA director John Brennan issues a stern parting rebuke to Republican Donald Trump, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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Secret cameras, spy watches and classified files will go on display in Canberra as part of an exhibition highlighting Australia's lesser known spy past.
Topics: history, library-museum-and-gallery, security-intelligence, human-interest, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedDonald Trump says his son-in-law Jared Kushner will be a "tremendous asset" to his White House team after naming the businessman as a senior adviser who will be focussed on the Middle East and trade.
Topics: us-elections, security-intelligence, hacking, forms-of-government, crime, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Barack Obama says his successor Donald Trump cannot manage the White House like he has his real estate empire, warning the businessman's lack on policy knowledge could lead to him being blindsided.
Topics: obama-barack, us-elections, government-and-politics, information-and-communication, security-intelligence, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President-elect Donald Trump nominates Dan Coats, a politician turned lobbyist, as the person he wants as the new national intelligence director.
Topics: us-elections, security-intelligence, hacking, forms-of-government, crime, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedUS intelligence agencies release an unclassified version of a report concluding Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America's presidential election in favour of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, us-elections, foreign-affairs, united-states, russian-federation
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The United States' top spy chief says Russia used a number of tactics including hacking and fake news to influence the recent presidential election.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, world-politics, hacking, security-intelligence, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedConcerns over the Russian "threat to Australian Government communications" dominated discussions at a 1993 meeting of cabinet's national security committee, according to newly-released documents which remain heavily censored more than two decades on.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, history, security-intelligence, australia, russian-federation
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| UpdatedOnline investment adviser Stockspot mistakenly releases the financial and personal details of customers in an email sent this morning.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia
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| UpdatedAdditional security measures are being put in place at Adelaide Oval after a series of terrorism attacks overseas but authorities say there has been no "localised threat".
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedUS President Barack Obama promises Washington will retaliate against Russia for its suspected meddling in America's election process, an accusation the Kremlin has vehemently denied.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, hacking, security-intelligence, united-states, russian-federation
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Islamic State militants in Syria are plotting more global attacks as Russia continues to focus on destroying President Bashar al-Assad's non-IS opponents, Britain's foreign intelligence chief says.
Topics: terrorism, world-politics, security-intelligence, united-kingdom, syrian-arab-republic
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Australia's first simulated cyber security "game" kicks off at the National Security College of the Australian National University.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, hacking, computers-and-technology, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Outgoing CIA director John Brennan says it would be the "height of folly" for US President-elect Donald Trump to tear up Washington's deal with Tehran because it would make it more likely that Iran and others would acquire nuclear weapons.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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| UpdatedThe time-honoured tradition of rolling down Parliament House's landscaped sloping lawns may be resigned to history in a bid to improve security.
Topics: federal-parliament, security-intelligence, terrorism, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedMinisters and senior members of the public service will be taught "about cyber security fundamentals and how to talk about issues with the public" recommended by a damning report into the troubled 2016 census.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, information-and-communication, hacking, turnbull-malcolm, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia