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2012:
"The Rift: Struggles for the Heart and Soul of the Greens" - cover story, The Monthly, February edition, on sale 3 February 2012. Link to story
"Life and Death on the High Seas: Haunting a community", the story of the 2010 Christmas Island boat tragedy,
2011
"All About Cory: Cory Bernardi, Conservative Warrior", The Monthly December 2011-January 2012. Link to article
" Sex Slavery", 4 Corners, ABC TV. A joint Four Corners/The Age special investigation into sex trafficking and servitude, exposing how networks of criminal gangs are luring women to Australia, where they are forced to work as sex slaves. Link to story |
"How We Lost the war: Afghanistan a decade on from September 11", The Monthly September 2011. Link to article
"The United States of Chris Mitchell: The Power of Rupert Murdoch and The Australian's Editor-in-Chief", The Monthly August 2011: "Arrogant bastard. Cowboy. Total ratbag. Best editor I’ve ever worked for. An insecure genius. A very complex person. Talk to any journalist, commentator, politician or public figure in Australia, and it seems they all have a view of Chris Mitchell, editor-in-chief of the Australian newspaper..." Read more "Hazara Asylum Seekers", The Monthly June 2011: "Yusuf Hamid was a shoemaker in the village of Kharaba in Ghazni Province, eastern Afghanistan. It was the time of the Taliban, as Afghans invariably refer to the years between 1996 and 2001 when the bearded talib, students from the Islamic madrassas strung along the Afghan–Pakistan border, imposed their draconian brand of Islamic law on Afghanistan..." Read more "The Anzac Spirit", The Monthly April 2011: "A certain tone pervades the national conversation on the role of Australian troops in Afghanistan... The tone, almost invariably, is one of awed and sentimental reverence, descending at times into jingoistic puffery..." Read more "The Way to the Watering Hole: Sharia Law", The Monthly December 2010-January 2011. Link to article "Hidden Agendas: Our Intelligence Services", The Monthly, November 2010. Link to article
Stories in The Australian: 2011
'Terror suspect has officials in quandary', 11 May 2011 'Pakistan General Khalid Shameem Wynne's secret visit fans doubt', 5 May 2011 'Security agencies focus on local links to Yemen,' 4 May 2011 'Acolytes will be galvanized to avenge their leader's killing', 3 May 2011 'Afghans sent home face grave danger of being hunted down' 30 March 2011 'No stemming the wave of boats:People-smuggling appears to be an unstoppable force' A Plus 29 March 2001 'Dramatic drop in Afghan boat people follows tougher measures' 29 March 2011 'Way cleared for Afghans to be deported' 25 March 2011 'Migrant groups going gang busters:Ethnic crime waves break as new communities settle in', A Plus 9 March 2011 'Former rival crime groups join forces' 9 March 2011 'Cracking the cultures of crime: Is ethnicity a predictor of criminal activity?' A Plus 8 March 2011 'Lack of proper support for new migrants 'fuels ethnic-based crime surges'' 8 March 2011 'Our high-profile Muslim minority: One of our most disadvantaged communities is starting to feel like a scapegoat', A Plus, 18 February 2011 'Tefflon terrorist comes unstuck: There is a strong case against Abu Bakar Bashir in his third trial on terrorism charges', A Plus 11 February 2011 |
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Stories in The Australian: 2010
'Australian authorities to try new approach in countering radicalisation', 2 November 2010. 'Crackdown on Yemen terror links', The Australian, 2 November 2010 'Battle of ideas to curb terror: Australia is yet to figure out how to counter home-grown Islamism', A Plus, 2 Nov 2010 'He can't handle the truth: David Hicks hasnot been frank in his new book', A Plus, 19 October 2010 'Hicks won't profit from Guantanamo book', 16 October 2010 'Exorcising the ghosts of Bali: Survivorstell how the 2002 bombing changed them,' The Australian, A Plus, 12 Oct 2010 'Bin Laden's western foot soldiers: Home grown jihadists in Europe and the US point to a new phase in a weakened al-Qa'ida's terrorist tactics', The Australian, A Plus, 7 October 2010 'Delhi's security nightmare: Commonwealth Games venues are an obvious target for terrorists', A Plus, 21 Sept 2010 'Osama's one size fits all Islamism: A dream of an international caliphate inspired the 9/11 attacks nine years ago.' Inquirer, The Weekend Australian, 11-12 September 2010 'Seeds of crime squad killing were sown in the Middle East', The Australian, 10 September 2010 'Fears fester on the rural margins: Anxiety is gripping the West and Australia's outer suburbs are not immune', 'How the AFP trapped the Bali Nine: Questions remain about the role of the authorities in the Bali heroin sting,' 'Judge orders ruling on Mamdouh Habib's passport: Foreign minister threatened with contempt over passport delay', 'Sceptics challenge Hirsi Ali: Her warning against Muslims barely matters in the Australian situation', 'Indonesia terror optimism premature: A lull in jihadist activity means only that the militants are regrouping', 'Brisk business for snakeheads: There is little Australia can do to stop people-smugglers', A Plus, 'Islamists spread terror message: Al-Qa'ida link to Australia-based net conference', 31 July 2010 'Tigers at the front door: Sri Lankan asylum-seekers with links to Tamil terrorists pose a dilemma for Canberra', 'Up to half Sri Lankan arrivals have ties to Tigers', 14 July 2010 'Hardliners teach how to get Islamic state', 8 July 2010 'Muslims told to shun democracy: Australia a 'godforsaken country', 5 July 2010 'Islamic hardliners return for Sydney convention after push for ban fails', 3 July 2010 'Extremists with caliphate on their minds, not bombs in their belts: Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir eschews violence, but it has no problem with incendiary rhetoric about the demise of Western democracy', 3 July 2010 'Aussie held in Yemen an 'extremist' and a security threat: ASIO', 4 June 2010 ''Spies' report back to Tehran on pro-democracy activists', 24 May 2010 'Facing up to Tehran's tyrants: Protests that swept Iran a year ago have fired up exiles in Australia', 'Taliban's Heroin Inc: In one decade, Afghanistan has become the foremost opium supplier', 'Failed bomb attack unveils the real face of international terrorism', Inquirer, The Weekend Australian, 8 May 2010 'Battle against the Burka is not based on Bigotry: France's ban on the hijab is based on its secular traditions', 'Terror builds in the Shadows: Turmoil in Bangkok has derailed peace efforts in Thailand's insurgency', 14 April 2010 'Iranian embassy 'spying on activist students'', 6 April 2010 'On the track of Tehran's agents: Iranian-backed operatives in Australia have security agencies on high alert,' 'ASIO cloaks suspicion in secrecy: 'National security threats' have no meaningful recourse to justice', 23 March 2010 'Terror moves into the digital age: Online is the new front line in the security war', 17 March 2010 'Terror's new breeding ground: Yemen is shaping as a magnet for Australian supporters of global jihad', 1 March 2010 'Small hope of rehab for addicts to extremism: Islamist terrorist jailbirds pose a dilemma for authorities in NSW and across the world', 20 February 2010 'Jihadis' weapons are still out there,' 17 February 2010 'Anger, venom and hatred: One of the most dangerous men in Australia is now behind bars,' 16 February 2010 'Afghanistan warlords' unwelcome return: Peace in Afghanistan is unlikely to be brought by the thugs and murderers being wooed by the Karzai government', 27 February 2010 'Militant Haven the key to winning war on terror: The solution to the Afghan conflict lies just over the border', 13 February 2010 More stories in The Australian below
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Stories on 4 Corners: 2001-2008 'Good Cop Bad Cop': Sally Neighbour investigates what's wrong inside Australia's Federal Police, 27 October 2008 'Dangerous Ground': Sally Neighbour reports on young Aussies who feel like social outcasts and asks if there's danger of a backlash. 10 March 2008 'Ghost Prisoners': The second of a two part series on torture, Ghost Prisoners investigates the goals and hard realities of the controversial rendition program. 11 June 2007 'Torture: The first of a two-part series, examines whether torture can ever be justified in the war on terror. 4 June 2007 'The A-Team': Four Corners reveals a secret campaign to spy on green groups, hi-jack forestry policy and damage corporate rivals. 2 October 2006 'The Convert': Accused terrorist Jack Thomas speaks about his remarkable journey from Melbourne suburban tearaway to trainee fighter in the ranks of Al Qaeda. 27 February 2006 'Brave new workplace': Will the Howard Government's workplace reforms make Australia better off? And will they affect your job? 26 September 2005 'The Kilwa Incident': Four Corners reveals that an Australian mining company has been implicated in a massacre of at least 100 people. 6 June 2005 'Worst of the Worst?': Four Corners investigates the story behind Mamdouh Habib's incarceration at the notorious prison Guantanamo Bay 19 July 2004 'Terror returns to Jakarta': ABC Unleashed, 18 July 2009. |
Stories in The Australian: 2005-2009 'Refugees pay $40,000 to come by plane', 24 November 2009. 'Top is survived by terror', 19 September 2009. 'Edict may boost threat level as Defence, AFP examine al-Qa'ida kidnap warning', 18 September 2009. 'Seeds of Destruction: Documents provide insider accounts of opposition within al-Qa'ida to the 9/11 attacks, and how bin Laden prevailed', 11 September 2009. 'Accused's trial by media', 24 October 2008. 'My Life as a Terrorist', 4 December 2007. Jack Roche tells Sally Neighbour how ASIO failed to act on information he had that could have stopped the September 11 and Bali bombings.
'Over their dead bodies', 9 November 2007. Their prison cells have become hubs from which the Bali bombers, now facing death, spread their radical ideology.
'Islamic cleric preaching 'extremism, hate', 2 October 2007. (edited version) 'Risen from the Grave', 14 July 2007. Far from hiding in caves licking their wounds, Osama bin Laden's Al-Qa'ida terrorists are emboldened and on the march. 'Modern militant 'recruits himself'', 4 July 2007. 'Nations linked by blood and Islam', 2 July 2007. 'Hiding in plain sight', 23 June 2007. The arrest of an Indonesian terrorist 'grandfather' shows the difficulties authorities face in penetrating Jemaah Islamiah. 'Hicks surrenders: The jury is still out on whether Gitmo represents justice, but David Hicks' guilty plea comes as a relief to two governments, 28 March 2007. 'Aussies leaned on US to alter Hicks charges', 14 March 2007. 'JI rebounds more dangerous than ever', 6 March 2007. 'All the wrong moves: We know what doesn't work against terrorism, so why aren't we doing what does?', 24 February 2007. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21275402-7583,00.html 'Mates 'til the death', 19 February 2007. Terrorist cells are like cults whose members form close bonds and attack their own communities, writes Sally Neighbour. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21246681-28737,00.html 'Militant networks', 18 November 2006. A handshake in a Melbourne mosque almost 20 years ago between the leaders of two radical Muslim groups signalled the start of an enduring alliance.
'Bomb maker's death doesn't signal end of JI campaign', 12 November 2005.
'Aussies schooled by al-Qa'ida', 5 November 2005. (no link available)
'Australian mum married into al-Qa'ida', 6 November 2006.
'The Long road from Bali to Kabul', 6 November 2006. The mother of two Australians arrested in Yemen on terror charges is a "fanatical" Islamist.
'Big fish leaps back into terror's murky waters', 5 November 2006. (see Big fish leaps back .htm)
'Own words trapped Jack', 1 April 2006. (no link available) 'Spotting the terrorism suspects', 4 November 2005. Two sharp-eyed Melburnians alerted police to a possible plot, writes Sally Neighbour. 'How a group of six fanatics mapped their plan of attack', 15 October 2005. 'How Philippines became focal point', 6 October 2005. (no link available) 'A war that never ends', 3 October 2005. Hundreds of arrests in the wake of the first Bali attack forced Jemaah Islamiah to mutate into an even deadlier threat. 'Making a martyr of a mastermind', 14 February 2005. The Bashir trial is likely to please no one except Bashir, argues Sally Neighbour. |
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