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Australian Intelligence Community, the Glossary

The Australian Intelligence Community (AIC) and the National Intelligence Community (NIC) or National Security Community of the Australian Government are the collectives of statutory intelligence agencies, policy departments, and other government agencies concerned with protecting and advancing the national security and national interests of the Commonwealth of Australia.^[1]

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Administrative Appeals Tribunal

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an Australian tribunal that conducts independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government.

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Albanese ministry

The Albanese ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Australia.

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Alice Springs

Alice Springs (Mparntwe) is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; the third largest settlement after Darwin and Palmerston.

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Allied Intelligence Bureau

The Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) was a joint United States, Australian, Dutch and British intelligence and special operations agency during World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and Allied Intelligence Bureau are Australian intelligence agencies and special forces of Australia.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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ANZUS

The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is a 1951 collective security agreement initially formed as a trilateral agreement between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States; and from 1986 an agreement between New Zealand and Australia, and separately, Australia and the United States, to co-operate on military matters in the Pacific Ocean region, although today the treaty is taken to relate to conflicts worldwide.

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Arms control

Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction.

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Arms trafficking

Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations.

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ASEAN

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia.

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Attorney-General of Australia

The attorney-general of Australia (AG) is the minister of state and chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing federal legal affairs and public security as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department.

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Attorney-General's Department (Australia)

The Attorney-General's Department, also known as the Department of the Attorney-General or AG's Department, is the national law enforcement and justice department of the Australian Government.

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Auditor

An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australia and the United Nations

Australia was one of the founding members of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 and has been actively engaged in the organisation since its formation. Australian Intelligence Community and Australia and the United Nations are foreign relations of Australia.

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Australia's security relationship with the South Pacific

Security in the South Pacific has proved to be one of the most enduring of Australia's security concerns. Australian Intelligence Community and Australia's security relationship with the South Pacific are foreign relations of Australia.

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Australia–China relations

Consular relations between China and Australia were first established in 1909, and diplomatic relations were established in 1941.

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Australia–United States relations

Australia and the United States are close allies, maintaining a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Army are Australian Defence Force and military of Australia.

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Australian Army Intelligence Corps

The Australian Intelligence Corps (AUSTINT) is a corps within the Australian Army. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Army Intelligence Corps are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Border Force

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is a federal law enforcement agency, part of the Department of Home Affairs, responsible for offshore and onshore border enforcement, investigations, compliance, detention operations and customs services in Australia.

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Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) was an Australian government statutory agency, created under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.

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Australian Commonwealth Naval Board

The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board was the governing authority over the Royal Australian Navy from its inception and through World Wars I and II.

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Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is a law enforcement agency established by the Australian federal government on 1 July 2016, following the merger of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and CrimTrac. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission are federal law enforcement agencies of Australia.

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Australian Cyber Security Centre

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the successor to the Cyber Security Operations Centre, is the Australian Government's lead agency for cyber security. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Cyber Security Centre are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Defence Force are military of Australia.

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Australian Defence Force Investigative Service

The Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) is the unified investigative arm of the Australian Defence Force's Joint Military Police Unit. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Defence Force Investigative Service are Australian Defence Force, federal law enforcement agencies of Australia and military of Australia.

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Australian Defence Organisation

The Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) is an Australian Government organisation that consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Department of Defence (DoD, also branded as Defence Australia), and other related organisations. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Defence Organisation are Australian Defence Force and military of Australia.

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Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with the unique role of investigating crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Federal Police are Australian intelligence agencies and federal law enforcement agencies of Australia.

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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is the Australian Government agency responsible for the management and sustainable use of fisheries resources including combating illegal fishing activities in the Australian Fishing Zone that covers 8,148,250 square kilometres, the third largest in the world, and in most of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the coastline of Australia and its external territories, except where a maritime delimitation agreement exists with a state.

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Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is an Australian government intelligence agency that is part of the Department of Defence responsible for the collection, analysis, and distribution of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of Australia's defence and national interests. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Government

The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Australian High Tech Crime Centre

The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) are hosted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) at their headquarters in Canberra. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian High Tech Crime Centre are federal law enforcement agencies of Australia and law enforcement in Australia.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.

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Australian Human Rights Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission is the national human rights institution of Australia, established in 1986 as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and renamed in 2008. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Human Rights Commission are federal law enforcement agencies of Australia.

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Australian involvement in the Iraq War

Australia joined a U.S.-led coalition in the Iraq War. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian involvement in the Iraq War are foreign relations of Australia.

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Australian National Audit Office

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is the supreme audit institution of Australia, functioning as the national auditor for the Parliament of Australia and Government of Australia.

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Australian Public Service

The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the Government of Australia. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Public Service are public policy in Australia.

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Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office

The Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) was established by the Australian Government to enhance national and international security by contributing to "effective regimes against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." It combines three Commonwealth agencies: the Australian Safeguards Office (ASO), the Chemical Weapons Convention Office (CWCO), and the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office (ACTBO).

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Australian Secret Intelligence Service

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for gathering, processing, and analysing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Secret Intelligence Service are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is the domestic intelligence and national security agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically motivated violence, terrorism and attacks on the national defence system. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (the ASIO Act) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which replaced the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1956, which had established the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) as a statutory body. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Australian Senate committees

The committees of the Australian Senate are committees of Senators, established by the Australian Senate, for purposes determined by that body.

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Australian Signals Directorate

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), formerly the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), is the federal statutory agency in the Australian Government responsible for foreign signals intelligence, support to military operations, cyber warfare, and information security. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Signals Directorate are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is an Australian government financial intelligence agency responsible for monitoring financial transactions to identify money laundering, organised crime, tax evasion, welfare fraud and terrorism financing. Australian Intelligence Community and Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Bendigo

Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.

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Bodyguard

A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects a person or a group of people — usually witnesses, high-ranking public officials or officers, wealthy people, and celebrities — from danger: generally theft, assault, kidnapping, assassination, harassment, loss of confidential information, threats, or other criminal offences.

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British Borneo

British Borneo comprised the four northern parts of the island of Borneo, which are now the country of Brunei, two Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan.

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British intelligence agencies

The Government of the United Kingdom maintains several intelligence agencies that deal with secret intelligence.

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Cabinet of Australia

The Cabinet of Australia, also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian government.

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Central Bureau

The Central Bureau was one of two Allied signals intelligence (SIGINT) organisations in the South West Pacific area (SWPA) during World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and Central Bureau are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Charter of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization

On July 6, 1950, Robert Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, issued a Directive titled the Charter of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization. Australian Intelligence Community and Charter of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)

The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and is the principal military advisor to the National Security Committee and the Minister for Defence.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Coastwatchers

The Coastwatchers, also known as the Coast Watch Organisation, Combined Field Intelligence Service or Section C, Allied Intelligence Bureau, were Allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific islands during World War II to observe enemy movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel. Australian Intelligence Community and Coastwatchers are special forces of Australia.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Combined Communications-Electronics Board

The Combined Communications-Electronics Board (CCEB) is a five-nation joint military communications-electronics (C-E) organisation whose mission is the coordination of any military C-E matter that is referred to it by a member nation.

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Commissioner

A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Commonwealth Police

The Commonwealth Police (COMPOL) was the federal law enforcement agency in Australia between 1917 and 1979.

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Commonwealth Security Services

The Commonwealth Security Service (CSS) was an arm of the earlier forms of the Commonwealth Police of Australia.

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Computer emergency response team

A computer emergency response team (CERT) is an incident response team dedicated to computer security incidents.

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Computer security

Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from threats that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of (or damage to) hardware, software, or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Counterterrorism

Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to combat or eliminate terrorism.

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Covert operation

A covert operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an assumed cover to conceal the identity of the party responsible.

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Creative Commons license

A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work".

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Crime in Australia

Crime in Australia is managed by various law enforcement bodies (federal and state-based police forces and local councils), the federal and state-based criminal justice systems and state-based correctional services. Australian Intelligence Community and crime in Australia are law enforcement in Australia.

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Criminal intelligence

Criminal intelligence is information compiled, analyzed, and/or disseminated in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity.

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Cryptanalysis

Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, "hidden", and analýein, "to analyze") refers to the process of analyzing information systems in order to understand hidden aspects of the systems.

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CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research.

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Cybercrime

Cybercrime encompasses a wide range of criminal activities that are carried out using digital devices and/or networks.

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Cyberterrorism

Cyberterrorism is the use of the Internet to conduct violent acts that result in, or threaten, the loss of life or significant bodily harm, in order to achieve political or ideological gains through threat or intimidation.

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Cyberwarfare

Cyberwarfare is the use of cyber attacks against an enemy state, causing comparable harm to actual warfare and/or disrupting vital computer systems.

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Defence Intelligence Organisation

The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical intelligence assessments, advising defence and government decision-making on national security and international security issues, and the planning and conduct of Australian Defence Force operations. Australian Intelligence Community and defence Intelligence Organisation are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Defence Science and Technology Group

The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is a part of the Australian Department of Defence, which provides science and technology support to Defence and defence industry. Australian Intelligence Community and defence Science and Technology Group are Australian Defence Force and military of Australia.

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Defence Security and Vetting Service

The Defence Security and Vetting Service (formerly the Defence Security Authority) is an agency in the Strategic Policy and Intelligence of the Australian Department of Defence responsible for Protective Security within the Australian Defence Organisation and the protection of the Department of Defence and the while in garrison. Australian Intelligence Community and Defence Security and Vetting Service are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group

The Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group (SP&I) of the Australian Government Department of Defence is responsible for defence diplomacy, strategic policy, international security, and military intelligence co-ordination and advice to the Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence, Secretary of the Department of Defence, and Chief of the Defence Force. Australian Intelligence Community and defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Department of Defence (Australia)

Defence Australia is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests. Australian Intelligence Community and department of Defence (Australia) are Australian Defence Force and military of Australia.

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Department of Finance (Australia)

The Department of Finance is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with the responsibility of assisting the government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met, particularly with regard to expenditure, financial management, and the operations of government.

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations, international aid (using the branding Australian Aid), consular services and trade and investment (including trade and investment promotion Austrade). Australian Intelligence Community and department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are foreign relations of Australia.

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Department of Home Affairs (Australia)

The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs. Australian Intelligence Community and Department of Home Affairs (Australia) are Australian criminal law, Australian intelligence agencies, crime in Australia, federal law enforcement agencies of Australia, law enforcement in Australia, public policy in Australia and terrorism in Australia.

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Department of Immigration and Border Protection

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was a department of the Government of Australia that was responsible for immigration, citizenship and border control (including visa issuance). Australian Intelligence Community and department of Immigration and Border Protection are public policy in Australia.

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Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development was an Australian Government department that existed between September 2013 and December 2017.

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The Department of Social Services (DSS) is a department of the Australian Government charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help deliver a strong and fair society for all Australians. Australian Intelligence Community and department of Social Services (Australia) are public policy in Australia.

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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) is a department of the Australian Government with broad-ranging responsibilities; notably, intergovernmental and whole of government policy coordination and assisting the prime minister of Australia in managing the Federal Cabinet.

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Department secretary

In Australia, a departmental secretary is the most senior public servant of an Australian Government or state government department.

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Des Ball

Desmond John Ball (20 May 1947 – 12 October 2016) was an Australian academic and expert on defence and security.

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Director of Public Prosecutions (Australia)

The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions or, informally, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is an independent prosecuting service and government agency within the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Australia, as a part of the Attorney-General's Department.

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Director-General of Security

The Director-General of Security is the executive officer of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Australia's national security agency.

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Disarmament

Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons.

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Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlands(ch)-Indië) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.

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ECHELON

ECHELON, originally a secret government code name, is a surveillance program (signals intelligence/SIGINT collection and analysis network) operated by the five signatory states to the UKUSA Security Agreement:Given the 5 dialects that use the terms, UKUSA can be pronounced from "You-Q-SA" to "Oo-Coo-SA", AUSCANNZUKUS can be pronounced from "Oz-Can-Zuke-Us" to "Orse-Can-Zoo-Cuss".

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Emergency Management Australia

Emergency Management Australia (EMA) was an Australian Government body responsible for emergency management coordination.

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Family Court of Australia

The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters, such as divorce applications, parenting disputes, and the division of property when a couple separate.

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Federal Circuit Court of Australia

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia, formerly known as the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia or the Federal Magistrates Service, was an Australian court with jurisdiction over matters broadly relating to family law and child support, administrative law, admiralty law, bankruptcy, copyright, human rights, industrial law, migration, privacy and trade practices.

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Federal Court of Australia

The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (more serious) criminal matters.

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Financial intelligence

Financial intelligence (FININT) is the gathering of information about the financial affairs of entities of interest, to understand their nature and capabilities, and predict their intentions.

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Five Eyes

The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an anglosphere intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Five Power Defence Arrangements

The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a series of bilateral defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, all of which are Commonwealth members that once belonged to the British Empire.

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Fleet Radio Unit

Fleet Radio Units (FRU) were the major centers for Allied cryptological and signals intelligence during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and Fleet Radio Unit are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne

Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne (FRUMEL) was a United States–Australian–British signals intelligence unit, founded in Melbourne, Australia, during World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Foreign Investment Review Board

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is a non-statutory Australian Government advisory body which reviews "proposed investments in Australia that are subject to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975" and makes recommendations to the Treasurer.

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Foreign relations of Australia

Foreign relations of Australia are influenced by its position as a leading trading nation and as a significant donor of humanitarian aid.

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Forensic science

Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of criminal and civil law.

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G20

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU).

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Geospatial intelligence

In the United States, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is intelligence about the human activity on Earth derived from the exploitation and analysis of imagery, signals, or signatures with geospatial information.

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Gillard government

The Gillard government was the Government of Australia led by the 27th prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, of the Australian Labor Party.

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Government agency

A government agency or 1 Branches, state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administration.

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Ground station

A ground station, Earth station, or Earth terminal is a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft (constituting part of the ground segment of the spacecraft system), or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources.

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Guadalcanal campaign

The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.

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High Court of Australia

The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.

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Human intelligence

Human intelligence is the intellectual capability of humans, which is marked by complex cognitive feats and high levels of motivation and self-awareness.

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Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)

Human intelligence (HUMINT, pronounced) is intelligence-gathering by means of human sources and interpersonal communication.

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Human trafficking

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation.

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Illegal drug trade

The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) is a statutory independent executive oversight body of the Australian Government responsible for the ongoing review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of Australian counter‑terrorism and national security legislation. Australian Intelligence Community and independent National Security Legislation Monitor are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (lit; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Indonesian National Police

The Indonesian National Police (The State Police of the Republic of Indonesia, abbreviated as POLRI) is the national law enforcement and police force of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia)

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) is an independent statutory office holder in the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for reviewing the activities of the six intelligence agencies under IGIS jurisdiction.

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Intelligence agencies of Russia

The intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation, often unofficially referred to in Russian as Special services (Спецслужбы), include. Australian Intelligence Community and intelligence agencies of Russia are intelligence communities.

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Intelligence agency

An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives.

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Intelligence cycle

The intelligence cycle is an idealized model of how intelligence is processed in civilian and military intelligence agencies, and law enforcement organizations.

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Intelligence Services Act 2001

The Intelligence Services Act 2001 (ISA) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which made significant changes to the Australian Intelligence Community (AIC). Australian Intelligence Community and Intelligence Services Act 2001 are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004

The Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004 was passed by the Parliament of Australia on 1 April 2004 as an amendment to the Intelligence Services Act 2001 (ISA) to grant controversial new powers to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. Australian Intelligence Community and Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004 are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Intelligence services in Canada

The decades following the Rebellions of 1837–1838 marked the start of intelligence services in Canada. Australian Intelligence Community and intelligence services in Canada are intelligence communities.

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International Force East Timor

The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of UN peacekeepers.

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International security

International security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety.

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International Security Assistance Force

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014.

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Islamic State

The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and an unrecognised quasi-state.

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Islamic terrorism

Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism or radical Islamic terrorism) refers to terrorist acts with religious motivations carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists.

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Joint Intelligence Organisation (Australia)

The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) was an Australian government intelligence agency that existed between 1969 and 1990 and which was responsible for the analysis of defence and foreign intelligence. Australian Intelligence Community and Joint Intelligence Organisation (Australia) are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Judiciary of Australia

The judiciary of Australia comprises judges who sit in federal courts and courts of the States and Territories of Australia.

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Law enforcement in Australia

Law enforcement in Australia is one of the three major components of the country's justice system, along with courts and corrections. Australian Intelligence Community and Law enforcement in Australia are Australian criminal law, crime in Australia and public policy in Australia.

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Lindt Cafe siege

The Lindt Café siege was a terrorist attack that occurred on 15–16 December 2014 when a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt Chocolate Café hostage in the APA Building in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia.

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List of Australian Government entities

This list of Australian Government entities includes ministerial departments, principal entities, secondary entities, and other entities, which are grouped into a number of areas of portfolio responsibility.

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List of intelligence agencies

This is a list of intelligence agencies by country.

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List of intelligence gathering disciplines

This is a list of intelligence gathering disciplines.

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List of islands in the Pacific Ocean

The Pacific islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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Lowy Institute

The Lowy Institute is an independent think tank founded in April 2003 by Frank Lowy to conduct original, policy-relevant research regarding international political, strategic and economic issues from an Australian perspective.

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Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula is located in Mainland Southeast Asia.

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Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion

The Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion (MCSB) is a Marine Corps Intelligence battalion of the United States Marine Corps.

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Maritime Border Command

The Maritime Border Command (MBC) is Australia's principal civil maritime security agency, a de facto coast guard, operating in the maritime domain to ensure compliance with Australia's maritime legislation by foreign and domestic non-state actors. Australian Intelligence Community and maritime Border Command are federal law enforcement agencies of Australia.

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Measurement and signature intelligence

Measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) is a technical branch of intelligence gathering, which serves to detect, track, identify or describe the distinctive characteristics (signatures) of fixed or dynamic target sources.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Middle power

A middle power is a state that is not a superpower or a great power, but still exerts influence and plays a significant role in international relations.

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Military attaché

A military attaché or defence attaché (DA),"" Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) sometimes known as a "military diplomat",Prout, John.

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Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan

The Australian contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been known as Operation Slipper (2001–2014) and Operation Highroad (2015–2021).

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Military intelligence

Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions.

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Minister for Defence (Australia)

The minister for Defence, also known as the Defence minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the organisation, implementation, and formulation of strategic policy in defence and military matters as the head of the Department of Defence. Australian Intelligence Community and minister for Defence (Australia) are military of Australia.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, also known as the Foreign Minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the creation and implementation of international diplomacy, relations and foreign affairs policy, as the head of the foreign affairs section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)

The Minister for Home Affairs is the minister in the Australian government responsible for the Department of Home Affairs, the country's interior ministry.

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Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Tony Burke since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.

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National Archives of Australia

The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that is the official repository for all federal government documents.

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National data protection authority

There are several national data protection authorities across the world, tasked with protecting information privacy.

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security.

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National human rights institution

A national human rights institution (NHRI) is an independent state-based institution with the responsibility to broadly protect and promote human rights in a given country.

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National Intelligence Coordination Committee (Australia)

The National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC) is a peak intergovernmental officials-level body of the Government of Australia responsible for the development and co-ordination of the Australian Intelligence Community in accordance with the National Security Committee of Cabinet. Australian Intelligence Community and National Intelligence Coordination Committee (Australia) are Australian Defence Force, Australian intelligence agencies, foreign relations of Australia, law enforcement in Australia and terrorism in Australia.

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National Public Safety Commission (Japan)

The is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission.

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National Reconnaissance Office

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community and an agency of the United States Department of Defense which designs, builds, launches, and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. federal government.

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National security

National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government.

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National Security Agency

The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

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National Security Committee (Australia)

The National Security Committee (NSC), also known as the National Security Committee of Cabinet, is the peak decision-making body for national security and major foreign policy matters in the Australian Government. Australian Intelligence Community and national Security Committee (Australia) are Australian Defence Force, Australian intelligence agencies, foreign relations of Australia, intelligence communities, law enforcement in Australia, national security councils, special forces of Australia and terrorism in Australia.

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National security of China

The national security of China is the coordination of a variety of organizations, including law enforcement, military, paramilitary, governmental, and intelligence agencies that aim to ensure China's national security.

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Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability is a public policy think tank founded in 1992.

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Naval Network Warfare Command

The Naval Network Warfare Command (NAVNETWARCOM) is the United States Navy's information operations, intelligence, networks, and space unit.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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New Zealand intelligence agencies

New Zealand's intelligence agencies and units have existed, with some interruption, since World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and New Zealand intelligence agencies are intelligence communities.

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Nuclear proliferation

Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT.

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Office of National Assessments

The Office of National Assessments (ONA) was an Australian statutory intelligence agency established by the Office of National Assessments Act 1977 as an independent statutory body directly accountable to the Prime Minister of Australia as a portfolio agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Intelligence Community and Office of National Assessments are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Office of National Intelligence

The Office of National Intelligence (ONI) is an Australian statutory intelligence agency responsible for advising the Prime Minister and National Security Committee, the production of all-source intelligence assessments, and the strategic development and enterprise management of the National Intelligence Community. Australian Intelligence Community and Office of National Intelligence are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), known until 2010 as the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent Australian Government agency, acting as the national data protection authority for Australia, established under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010, headed by the Australian Information Commissioner.

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Ombudsman

An ombudsman (also), ombud, ombuds, bud, ombudswoman, ombudsperson, or public advocate is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.

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Ombudsmen in Australia

Ombudsmen in Australia are independent agencies who assist when a dispute arises between individuals and industry bodies or government agencies.

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Operation Okra

Operation Okra is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the military intervention against the Islamic State.

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Operation Resolute

Operation Resolute is the involvement of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Australian government efforts to prevent unauthorised entries to sovereign Australian territory.

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Opposition (Australia)

In Australian parliamentary practice, the Opposition or the Official Opposition consists of the second largest party or coalition of parties in the Australian House of Representatives, with its leader being given the title Leader of the Opposition.

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Pacific Islands Forum

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation among countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations.

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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as Federal Parliament) is the legislative body of the federal level of government of Australia.

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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) is a joint committee of the Parliament of Australia which oversees Australia's primary agencies of the Australian Intelligence Community: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (DIGO), and the Office of National Assessments (ONA). Australian Intelligence Community and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security are Australian intelligence agencies.

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Peacekeeping

Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace.

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Pine Gap

Pine Gap is a joint United States-Australian satellite intelligence gathering and signals intelligence surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately south-west of the town of Alice Springs. Australian Intelligence Community and Pine Gap are Australian Defence Force and Australian intelligence agencies.

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Police tactical group

Police tactical group (PTG) is the generic term used to refer to highly trained Australian and New Zealand police tactical units that tactically manage and resolve high-risk incidents, including sieges, armed-offender situations and terrorist incidents.

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Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor (Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Public Security Intelligence Agency

The is the domestic intelligence agency of Japan.

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Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren, Operation Anode and Operation Rata (by New Zealand), began in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of Solomon Islands.

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Regional power

In international relations, regional power, since the late 20thcentury has been used for a sovereign state that exercises significant power within its geographical region.

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Regionalism (international relations)

In international relations, regionalism is the expression of a common sense identity and purpose combined with the creation and implementation of institutions that express a particular identity and shape collective action within a geographical region.

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Research and development

Research and development (R&D or R+D; also known in Europe as research and technological development or RTD) is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products and carrier science computer marketplace e-commerce, copy center and service maintenance troubleshooting software, hardware improving existing ones.

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Right-wing terrorism

Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Australian Intelligence Community and Royal Australian Navy are Australian Defence Force and military of Australia.

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Royal commission

A royal commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies.

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Rudd government (2007–2010)

The first Rudd government was the executive Government of Australia formed by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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Services Reconnaissance Department

Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), also known as Special Operations Australia (SOA) and previously known as Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD), was an Australian military intelligence and special reconnaissance unit, during World War II. Australian Intelligence Community and Services Reconnaissance Department are Australian intelligence agencies and special forces of Australia.

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Signals intelligence

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).

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Solomon Islands (archipelago)

The Solomon Islands (archipelago) is an island group in the western South Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia.

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South West Pacific Area

South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II.

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South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis.

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Special Air Service Regiment

The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Australian Intelligence Community and special Air Service Regiment are special forces of Australia.

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Special forces of Australia

The special forces of the Australian Defence Force are units of Special Operations Command and associated units of the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force that conduct and or support special operations to advance and protect the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Special Operations Command (Australia)

The Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) is an Australian Defence Force command that was established on 5 May 2003 to unite all of the Australian Army's special forces units and by 2008 was fully operational. Australian Intelligence Community and special Operations Command (Australia) are Australian Defence Force, military of Australia and special forces of Australia.

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Special Operations Engineer Regiment (Australia)

The Special Operations Engineer Regiment (SOER) is a specialised unit of the Australian Army. Australian Intelligence Community and special Operations Engineer Regiment (Australia) are special forces of Australia.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.

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Special reconnaissance

Special reconnaissance (SR) is conducted by small units, such as a recon team, made up of highly trained military personnel, usually from special forces units and/or military intelligence organizations.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation.

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Statutory body

A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example regulations or statutory instruments) in their field.

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Territory of New Guinea

The Territory of New Guinea was an Australian-administered League of Nations and then United Nations trust territory on the island of New Guinea from 1914 until 1975.

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Terrorism financing

Terrorism financing is the provision of funds or providing financial support to individual terrorists or non-state actors.

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Terrorism in Australia

Terrorism in Australia deals with terrorist acts in Australia as well as steps taken by the Australian government to counter the threat of terrorism.

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Threat assessment

Threat assessment is the practice of determining the credibility and seriousness of a potential threat, as well as the probability that the threat will become a reality.

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Transnational crime

Transnational crimes are crimes that have actual or potential effect across national borders and crimes that are intrastate but offend fundamental values of the international community.

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Treasurer of Australia

The Treasurer of Australia, also known as the Federal Treasurer or more simply the Treasurer, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing government revenue collection, federal expenditure and economic policy as the head of the Department of the Treasury.

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Treasury (Australia)

The Department of the Treasury, also known as The Treasury, is the national treasury and financial department of the federal government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Twenty-Fifth Air Force

Twenty-Fifth Air Force (25 AF), also known as Air Force Intelligence, was a numbered air force (NAF) within the United States Air Force (USAF), and served as the Air Force's premier military intelligence organization.

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U.S. critical infrastructure protection

In the U.S., critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is a concept that relates to the preparedness and response to serious incidents that involve the critical infrastructure of a region or the nation.

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UKUSA Agreement

The United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement (UKUSA) is a multilateral agreement for cooperation in signals intelligence between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United Nations peacekeeping

Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the UN's Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace".

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) is a direct reporting unit that conducts intelligence, security, and information operations for United States Army commanders, partners in the Intelligence Community, and national decision-makers.

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The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a group of separate U.S. federal government intelligence agencies and subordinate organizations that work both separately and collectively to conduct intelligence activities which support the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. Australian Intelligence Community and United States Intelligence Community are intelligence communities.

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United States Seventh Fleet

The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy.

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Violent extremism

Violent extremism is a form of extremism that condones and enacts violence with ideological or deliberate intent, such as religious or political violence.

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War on terror

The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global counterterrorist military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.

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Weapon of mass destruction

A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

The 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Sixteenth Air Force.

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566th Intelligence Squadron

The 566th Intelligence Squadron is a support unit to the Aerospace Data Facility in conjunction with the Buckley Garrison, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.

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