Australia Will Strike First Against Terrorists Abroad, PM Says
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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 said on Wednesday a terrorist attack could be carried out soon in Indonesia, possibly targeting Western establishments such as a Hilton hotel in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Australia&#39;s opposition Labor party has questioned the pre-emptive strike policy announced by the Prime Minister John Howard, and asked why he hasn&#39;t launched a military attack against terrorists in the region.
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The mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was granted an Australian visa before the al-Qaeda strikes on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.
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Australia has received new information warning that a terror attack could carried out soon in Indonesia, possibly targeting international hotels, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
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The federal Labor Party has questioned the Prime Minister&#39;s pre-emptive strike policy, asking why he has not launched a military attack against terrorists in the region.
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SYDNEY : Australia will spend 591 million dollars (460 million US) boosting security at its overseas missions in the aftermath of the Jakarta embassy bombing in September, the government said.
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Australia says it has discovered evidence that terrorists plan an imminent attack on Western targets in Indonesia. The Australian government has warned its nationals to stay away from places frequented by Westerners.
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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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Indonesian police received threats of an attack against a Western embassy in Jakarta 45 minutes before the deadly car bombing of Australia's mission, Prime Minister John Howard said.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard  officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an  Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and  a defiant stand against terror.
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The Australian government said on Wednesday it has received advice suggesting terrorists are ready to carry out an attack shortly in Indonesia and a Hilton hotel could be the target.
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A coalition plan to use flying squads of Australian Federal Police officers in neighbouring countries was designed to keep terrorists out of Australia, Prime Minister John Howard says.
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Intelligence agencies fear that the  people responsible for a deadly suicide car bomb blast outside  Australia's embassy in Jakarta could stage another attack,  Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday.
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THE bombing of our embassy underlines the magnitude of the long-term strategic challenge Australia faces in Southeast Asia. It marks the first time Australia has been directly targeted in a terrorist attack in the region.
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PRIME Minister John Howard today reassured Indonesia that Australia was unlikely to launch a pre-emptive attack on its nearest neighbour to take out a terrorism target.
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Militants responsible for a deadly car bomb blast outside Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman said on Saturday as Australians heard a fresh warning to avoid Indonesia.