Since the tragedies of the World Trade Centre in the United States on September 11th 2001 and, more pertinently for Australians, the Bali bombings of 2002 where 89 Australian tourists lost their lives in an attack on two night clubs in Kuta, international terrorism and its impact has become a major issue in Australian society. Prior to the 9/11 atrocities, terrorism was a vague threat rather than a hard reality. Indeed, prior to 2002, Australia did not even have laws dealing specifically with acts of terrorism. Post Bali, a series of Bills were introduced into, and passed by, federal parliament. This essay analyses the debate surrounding these laws: are they a just and appropriate response or do they seriously threaten the ... Showed first 120 words of 1824 Size (words) ...

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For details of the laws, see Ruddock, Phillip. “Australia’s Legislative Response to the Ongoing Threat of Terrorism”, University of New South Wales Law Journal, 27(2) 2005:254-261.

Lynch, Andrew & Williams, George. What Price Security? Taking Stock of Australia’s Anti-Terror Laws, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2006: 85.

Cornall, Robert. Law and Liberty in the War on Terror, Federation Press, New South Wales, 2007: 40.

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