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Legal
Terror plotters drew inspiration from 2018 Bourke St attack, court told
(Age) On a Friday night in 2018, as Melbourne reeled from the terror attack hours earlier in Bourke Street, Ertunc Eriklioglu excitedly told his brother and their friend about what he had seen and read in the news. “That’s amazing,” Eriklioglu said […]
Government & Politics
ASIO lifts terror threat level to ‘probable’ amid heightened tensions over war in Gaza
(ABC-Australia) Australia’s official terror alert level has been raised to “probable” amid heightened community tensions over the war in Gaza. Security authorities believe the chances of a violent extremist act are now more likely than when authorities lowered the alert level to […]
Health & Medicine
Wisconsin man who tried to join ISIS is sentenced to seven years in prison
(Journal Sentinel) A Milwaukee man who wanted to join the Islamic State was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors called Jason Ludke “a true danger” and recommended a 20-year sentence followed by a lifetime of federal supervision, but […]