Australia's foreign policy on terrorism

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Citizens and foreigners of a particular nation are entitled to security from their government. All the resources and manpower should be protected from invaders who may cause harm to people and property. As such, a good program against terrorism could improve the image of a country and thus investors, tourists and foreigners would be attracted to such a country. Wealth is therefore created because of the protected manpower and resources. Terrorism is one of the important aspects of national security. Terrorism is 'threats of violent actions for political purposes in a country by foreigners or cohorts in their own counries'. This mainly includes bombings of buildings, airplanes, airports or even vehicles. This leads to fear among residents and may lead to displacements or even people moving to other countries because, when such a thing happens, people are crippled and many deaths occur. Such destructions may cause a financial disaster, and hamper the concerned country's growth and development. A government therefore comes up with foreign policies concerning terrorism in order to deal with such attacks. Terrorism causes bloodshed, destruction of infrastructure and huge costs are incurred which may lead to seeking donor funds, or even grants. Thus, this topic is being chosen because of the importance for a country's development, and chooses Australia's foreign policy over terrorism as a case study.

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[...] Australia's strong support for the approach being taken by the United States on global terrorism policies cannot be trusted after Iraq's invasion in 2003. Foreign policy made both Liberal and Labor parties to differ. Liberal party sticks firmly to the and strong friends” belief while the labor party believes in the Asian bond. Australian policy regarding terrorism has been a main subject due to the September 11 attacks which was a great threat to Western nations (Cam (2004). References Alison Broinowski and James Wilkinson. (2005). [...]

[...] Australia's foreign policy on terrorism Introduction Citizens and foreigners of a particular nation are entitled to security from their governments. All the resources and manpower should be protected from invaders who may cause harm to people and properties. As such, a good program against terrorism could improve the image of a country and thus investors, tourists and foreigners would be attracted to such a country. Wealth is therefore created because of the protected manpower and resources (Cotton p.41). Terrorism is one of the important aspects of national security. [...]

[...] Implementation of Australia Foreign Policy Concerning Terrorism Incident response arrangements were to be renewed. The Government created the National Counter Terrorism Committee (NCTC). Dangerous materials will be regulated, Communication and critical infrastructures will be guarded and these will be the responsibility of this committee. The meeting in March 2002 by the business-government task force on critical infrastructures agreed on guarding critical infrastructures from terrorist attacks and other threats. The body recommended extra cooperation between the Government and key industry players. [...]

[...] This major development by Australia due to its commitment introduced Australia's external policy on terrorism (McDougall and Shearman p. 106). National security policy making was strengthened in 1996 through the National Committee of Cabinet (NSCC) with wider field activities. Ministers make up this committee and ensure Australia's domestic and international security interests with a wide range of national security issues. Australian foreign policy concerning terrorism has been created due to the increasing terrorist threats beyond the duty, capability and resources of the Defense Force. [...]

[...] The three men appealed and were rejected and are now pleading to the president (Gyngell and Wesley, 2003). Australia has never had an attack on the land along the edge of its seas. The bomb attacks in Bali and Jakarta in the Indonesia could be understood to be attacks on Australia. This led to the focus of Australia's foreign policy regarding terrorism. This is also what led to the disagreements by the Labor and Liberal parties in Australia. These convictions illustrate the need for an Australian Foreign policy on terrorism. [...]