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Lateline
Thursday 27 October 2005
Security analysts comment on proposed anti-terrorism legislation
We asked 25 experts with experience
in either intelligence, counter-terroris m or security policy to respond to the following
questions about the federal government's proposed anti-terror laws.
Their responses were given on the basis that the final version of the
laws has not been announced. They were given the choice of answering
YES, NO or UNCLEAR and were able to state a qualification.
The questions were:
Question 1: Do you think the proposed new anti-terror laws are proportionate
to the terrorist threat to Australia?
Question 2: Do you think the proposed new anti-terror laws will help
deter and prevent prevent terrorism inside Australia?
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Question 1 |
Question 2 (qualifications in brackets) |
| PROFESSOR HUGH WHITE |
NO |
NO |
| (former ONA analyst, former adviser Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Defence Minister Kim Beazley, fo rmer dep sec Defence Department until 2000, now ANU and Lowy Institute) | ||
| ALDO BORGU |
NO (1 attack/ yr isn't a major threat) |
NO (not prevent but may help after an attack) |
| (former analyst DIO, former senior adviser to Defence Ministers Peter Reith and Joh n Moore, now Terrorism Analyst ASPI) | ||
| | ||
| NEIL FERGUS |
UNCLEAR |
UNCLEAR (further detail required) |
| (former head intelligence Sydney Olympics, now CEO Intelligent Risks) | ||
| NEIL JAMES |
YES |
YES |
| (former military intelligence officer, now exec dir Australia Def ence Association) | ||
| JIM WALLACE |
YES |
YES |
| (former
commander SAS and special forces, retired 2000) | ||
| ALLAN BEHM |
NO |
NO |
| (former head security AG's, former head strategy Defence Department until 2000, now Director Knowledge Pond) | ||
| ALAN DUPONT |
NO |
UNCLEAR |
| (former intelligence analyst, now Lowy Institute) | ||
| DR DAVID WRIGHT-NEVILLE |
NO |
NO |
| (former terrorism analyst ONA, now Global Terrorism Research Unit Monash Uni) | ||
| CARL UNGERER |
YES |
NO (will help only after the event) |
| (former strategic analyst ONA, fo rmer security advisor Simon Crean, now Qld Uni) | ||
| BILL CREWS |
YES (marginal) |
UNCLEAR (no 100% guarantee) |
| (former head DIO, now head RSL but these views do not represent the views of the RSL) | ||
| CLIVE WILLIAMS |
NO |
UNCLEAR (could prove counter-productive) |
| (former analyst and manager DIO, former director security Defence Department, now ANU) | ||
| BRIGADIER MALCOLM MACKENZIE-ORR |
NO |
NO |
| (former counter-terror squadron SAS, former head National Counter-Terrorism and Protective Service Organisation, retired 1990) | ||
| WAYNE SNELL |
NO |
NO |
| (adviser WA Government on counter-terrorism, and co-ordinator investigations, intelligence and aviation security at Edith Cowan Uni) | ||
| PETER JENNINGS |
NO |
UNCLEAR (not deter hard core terrorists but may scare off some supporters) |
| ( Former strategic policy adviser to Prime Minister John Howard, now program director ASPI) | ||
| PETER ABIGAIL |
YES (based on premiers response) |
YES (concern about sensitive application) |
| (former Major General Australian army, now director ASPI) | ||
| GERARD WAL SH |
NO |
UNCLEAR (could be counter-productive) |
| (former deputy director general ASIO 1986-96) | ||
| SANDY GORDON |
NO |
YES (but only somewhat and at the margins) |
| (former head intelligence AFP, now Uni Wollongong) | ||
| PAUL MCKINNON |
YES |
YES (if adequate resources and training) |
| (former assistant commissioner NSW Police, head security Sydney Olympics) | ||
| PAUL MONK |
YES |
YES (on balance) |
| (former analyst DIO, now exec. director AusThink Consulting) | ||
| WARREN REED |
NO |
NO |
| (former ASIS officer) | ||
| DON WILLIAMS |
YES |
YES (but only if adequate judicial controls) |
| (former ADF senior bomb technician and risk manager Sydney Olympics, now Xtek) | ||
| ANDREW WILKIE |
NO |
NO |
| (former senior ONA analyst) | ||
| JOHN MCFARLANE |
NO (qualified) |
YES (but could end up being counterproductive) |
| (f ormer head AFP intelligence, now ANU) | ||
| LANCE COLLINS |
NO |
NO |
| (former senior military intelligence analyst) | ||
| JEFF PENROSE |
YES |
UNCLEAR (must be part of broader package including resources and training and constant review) |
| (former head AFP intelligence and operational areas, now The Distille ry) | ||
| |
YES |
UNCLEAR |
NO |
| Q1: |
9 |
1 |
15 |
| Q2: |
8 |
7 |
10 |