Australian PM plans to use flying squads of police to stop terror attacks
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Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan to use flying squads of Australian police to pre-empt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries.
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SYDNEYâPrime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan for âflying squadsâ of police to stop terrorist attacks in the region Monday, stressing he would not hesitate to order a preemptive strike overseas if needed to protect Australia.
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Australian leader John Howard has put national security back onto the election agenda by announcing plans for a regional spy school.
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Australia would order a pre-emptive strike in another country to stop a terrorist attack at home, Prime Minister John Howard said.
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Australia plans to enforce a maritime security zone more than 1,100 miles out to sea, far beyond its territorial waters, in a move to boost defenses against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday.
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The Australian government should be working to disrupt the movement of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists in and out of the southern Philippines, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said.
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Australian authorities have ramped up  security across the country as British police travelled to  Brisbane to help interrogate an Indian doctor detained over the  plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.
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Rapid-response Swat police teams will be on standby for terror threats at Australia&#39;s small rural airports under the Government&#39;s new security plans.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday that victory for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and his party in next year's presidential election would be a boon for terrorists.
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_ Australia plans to closely monitor ships beyond its territorial waters in a move to boost the country&#39;s defenses against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said
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KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia warned Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday that it rejected his threat to launch pre-emptive strikes in the region to stop terrorist attacks.
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On the anniversary of 9/11, Australian PM John Howard calls on moderate Muslims to be more critical of terrorism.
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New South Wales Premier Bob Carr says his state will be able to better help in the international fight against terrorism with a plan to boost resource water police.
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PM attempts to reaffirm commitment to civil liberties in face of criticism over anti-terror legislation.
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Australia's newly re-elected conservative government says it will use its control of the upper house of parliament to renew its campaign to toughen counter-terrorism legislation.
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Australia is to test unmanned surveillance aircraft as a means of protecting vital offshore oil and gas installations against terrorist attacks, the government said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Wednesday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.