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Opinion |
Australia and the Changing Terrorist Threat
* Assistant Commissioner, Commander, Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command, New South Wales, Australia
Assistant Commissioner Nick Kaldas of New South Wales Police outlines Australia's response to international terrorism and the role of the newly established Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command.
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It is a fact that almost universally policing in a counter-terrorism context and in the post-9/11 era has undergone a fundamental shift in focus. The reality of 9/11 was reinforced by many other attacks to follow, London 7/7 and 21/7, Bali one and two, Mumbai, and Madrid to name but a few.
All of these attacks have focussed law enforcement on a very real threat, which can no longer be ignored, and must be faced head-on, and with adequate resources and a will to