In five years since 11 Sept 01, Australia has spent $10.4 billion on security, and Parliament has passed 50 new anti-terrorism laws. The Alford Report analyses the legislation, and asks: How can civil society scrutiny and parliamentary review swing momentum towards a less emotive balance point, where traditional freedoms and the rule of law weigh equally with secret power in the hands of the executive government, security forces and the police.
Read the Alford Report.