David Wroe is the defence and national security correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House
Australia's foreign spy agencies could gather intelligence on "classes" of Australians involved with terrorist organisations to help stop lone wolf attacks or help the military target terrorists, under recommendations from the high level intelligence review of the Turnbull government.
Apple's top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month to lobby the Turnbull government.
Malcolm Turnbull's plan to create a home affairs ministry has met with mixed responses, with experts welcoming strengthened oversight of intelligence agencies but questioning how much improvement to national security the changes will yield.
Will it make us safer? That's always the threshold.
Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed a dramatic shake-up of Australia's security, police and intelligence agencies.
Those in the spy and security community aren't for most part panicking about the creation of a super-portfolio like Britain's Home Office.
George Brandis, Julie Bishop, Michael Keenan and Marise Payne are all understood to oppose the idea.
Potential surprise pick could force Malcolm Turnbull to find his third chief of staff since becoming Prime Minister.
State governments will still decide whether they want help from the military to handle terrorist incidents.
Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne says he wants Australia to become a major arms exporter on par with Britain, France and Germany
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