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| Presumption will be against bail and parole for those with terrorist links, Coag agrees | Presumption will be against bail and parole for those with terrorist links, Coag agrees |
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| Laws will be strengthened to create a presumption against bail and parole for people who have demonstrated support for or have links to terrorist activity, under changes announced at the Council of Australian Governments. | Laws will be strengthened to create a presumption against bail and parole for people who have demonstrated support for or have links to terrorist activity, under changes announced at the Council of Australian Governments. |
| After the meeting in Hobart on Friday, Malcolm Turnbull announced a special further Coag session to focus on national security to be held in the near future. | After the meeting in Hobart on Friday, Malcolm Turnbull announced a special further Coag session to focus on national security to be held in the near future. |
| He said it would “comprehensively review our nation’s laws and practices that are directed at protecting Australians from violent extremism”. | He said it would “comprehensively review our nation’s laws and practices that are directed at protecting Australians from violent extremism”. |
| National security dominated the meeting, in addition to discussion of needs-based schools funding, the GST and the delivery of the report by Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel, recommending a clean energy target in the electricity sector. | National security dominated the meeting, in addition to discussion of needs-based schools funding, the GST and the delivery of the report by Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel, recommending a clean energy target in the electricity sector. |
| Focusing on Yacqub Khayre’s parole may look ‘tough on crime’ but it misses the point | |
| Turnbull thanked Finkel for the report on achieving affordable, reliable energy that meets Australia’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. | Turnbull thanked Finkel for the report on achieving affordable, reliable energy that meets Australia’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. |
| Noting recent terrorist attacks in London and Melbourne, Turnbull reiterated recent comments that “around the world the threat of Islamist terrorism rises”. | Noting recent terrorist attacks in London and Melbourne, Turnbull reiterated recent comments that “around the world the threat of Islamist terrorism rises”. |
| After a public disagreement before the meeting between the prime minister and the Victorian premier about whether state attorneys-general or federal agencies should take responsibility for parole of people with terrorism links, the federal government and the states agreed to a more limited reform. | After a public disagreement before the meeting between the prime minister and the Victorian premier about whether state attorneys-general or federal agencies should take responsibility for parole of people with terrorism links, the federal government and the states agreed to a more limited reform. |
| Turnbull said states and territories would create the new presumption against bail and parole for “those who have demonstrated support for or have links to terrorist activity”. The bar to overturn the presumption would be “very high indeed” and send a “clear signal”. | Turnbull said states and territories would create the new presumption against bail and parole for “those who have demonstrated support for or have links to terrorist activity”. The bar to overturn the presumption would be “very high indeed” and send a “clear signal”. |
| He said the reform was “a vital element in keeping these people who are a threat to our safety, and our safety of our families, off the streets”. | He said the reform was “a vital element in keeping these people who are a threat to our safety, and our safety of our families, off the streets”. |
| “Violent criminals with terrorist links should not be walking the streets.” | “Violent criminals with terrorist links should not be walking the streets.” |
| Turnbull announced that corrective services officers would be included in federal-state joint counter-terrorism teams to ensure greater information-sharing and collaboration. | Turnbull announced that corrective services officers would be included in federal-state joint counter-terrorism teams to ensure greater information-sharing and collaboration. |
| After Monday’s attack in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton, Turnbull questioned how the gunman, Yacqub Khayre, was allowed out on parole given that he had been in prison for a violent offence. Khayre had been charged but acquitted of a separate terrorism offence. Turnbull also cited the fact the Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had received bail. | After Monday’s attack in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton, Turnbull questioned how the gunman, Yacqub Khayre, was allowed out on parole given that he had been in prison for a violent offence. Khayre had been charged but acquitted of a separate terrorism offence. Turnbull also cited the fact the Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had received bail. |
| Turnbull said if the new presumption had been in place it would be “inconceivable” that Khayre would have received parole because he had a “long involvement” in terrorism including training with a terrorist organisation in Somalia. | Turnbull said if the new presumption had been in place it would be “inconceivable” that Khayre would have received parole because he had a “long involvement” in terrorism including training with a terrorist organisation in Somalia. |
| The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, said the governments had “agreed to a number of important measures but we have left some work unfinished”. | The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, said the governments had “agreed to a number of important measures but we have left some work unfinished”. |
| Turnbull accuses Victorian premier of 'abdicating responsibility' over parole proposal | |
| “Events in Melbourne, tragic and deadly events, are a reminder to all of us that terror and violent extremism is not half a world away, it is very real,” he said. | “Events in Melbourne, tragic and deadly events, are a reminder to all of us that terror and violent extremism is not half a world away, it is very real,” he said. |
| Andrews called for “concrete steps” out of the special Coag meeting, including consideration of new powers for law enforcement which he said “may well be unpopular with the civil liberties community”. | Andrews called for “concrete steps” out of the special Coag meeting, including consideration of new powers for law enforcement which he said “may well be unpopular with the civil liberties community”. |
| “It may mean taking the rights and freedoms of a small number of people. That is what will be needed in order to preserve and protect a great many more.” | “It may mean taking the rights and freedoms of a small number of people. That is what will be needed in order to preserve and protect a great many more.” |
| In recent days Andrews has pushed for consideration of the federal police taking over security at national infrastructure and transport hubs, such as airports. Turnbull said security at airports was already “very tight” and reviewed all the time. | In recent days Andrews has pushed for consideration of the federal police taking over security at national infrastructure and transport hubs, such as airports. Turnbull said security at airports was already “very tight” and reviewed all the time. |
| The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said she was “very pleased” at the agreement achieved on national security. She said the presumption against parole was “broad”, because activities short of a conviction before or after their imprisonment could “negate [a person’s] ability to seek parole, even if that wasn’t the offence for which they were sentenced”. | The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said she was “very pleased” at the agreement achieved on national security. She said the presumption against parole was “broad”, because activities short of a conviction before or after their imprisonment could “negate [a person’s] ability to seek parole, even if that wasn’t the offence for which they were sentenced”. |
| Berejiklian thanked the Turnbull government “for adopting a needs-based approach to [schools]” and for extra money injected since the 2014 budget. | Berejiklian thanked the Turnbull government “for adopting a needs-based approach to [schools]” and for extra money injected since the 2014 budget. |
| The comments sounded a conciliatory note after the NSW government complained $846m had been cut over two years from its needs-based funding agreement. However, Berejiklian said the NSW government “maintained our position about our original agreement”. | The comments sounded a conciliatory note after the NSW government complained $846m had been cut over two years from its needs-based funding agreement. However, Berejiklian said the NSW government “maintained our position about our original agreement”. |
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