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10 October 2005

Australia unveils tougher anti-terror lawskhaleejtimes.com (Reuters) 8 September 2005Australian police will be able to use electronic tracking devices to keep tabs on terror suspects- detain for up to 48 hours without charge under the new security laws. John Howard said Australia would also make it a crime to incite violence against the community or against Australian soldiers serving overseas or support Australia’s enemies…Howard said the changes were needed to give authorities ”contemporary and necessary weapons” to fight terrorism.“We are, unfortunately, living in an era and time when unusual but necessary measures are needed to cope with an unusual and threatening situation,” Howard told reporters, adding that the changes would not trample on individual rights.“There is nothing in these measures that can be regarded as creating a quasi-police state.” Civil rights advocates condemned the changes …