Australia has experienced several actual and thwarted terrorist incidents.
Recent Victorian incidents include the 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbing, the 2018 Mill Park stabbing, and the 2018 Bourke Street stabbing.
The Australian domestic terrorist threat environment has undergone significant transformation marked by the September 2014 attack on two members of the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team at Endeavour Hills.
| Publish year | Assurance activity | Summary | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Expert panel on terrorism and violent extremism prevention and response powers - report 2 (External link) | A report focusing on prevention and early intervention in relation to emerging risks of violent extremism, including an examination of the full spectrum of policies and programs to counter the risk of terrorism. | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| 2017 | Expert panel on terrorism and violent extremism prevention and response powers - report 1 (External link) | The first report on how Victoria's legislation, powers and procedures are working to prevent, monitor, investigate and respond to terrorism. It contains 16 recommendations covering the use of force, investigative and preventative detention, presumptions against bail and parole, special police powers during declared events and the protection of criminal intelligence. | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| 2014 | Victorian Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation (External link) | An evaluation of the operation, effectiveness and implications of Victoria's counter-terrorism legislation. | Department of Justice and Regulation |
| 2009 | Preparedness to respond to terrorism incidents: essential services and critical infrastructure (External link) | An audit examining Victoria's preparedness to respond to terrorism incidents relating to essential services and critical infrastructure, it found that governance arrangements to assist owners/operators of critical infrastructure and and declared essential services to prepare to respond to terrorism incidents are at different stages of development across sectors. | Victorian Auditor-General's Office |
| 2009 | Preparedness to Respond to Terrorism Incidents Essential Services and Critical Infrastructure (External link) | An examination of the state’s preparedness to respond to terrorism incidents, relating to essential services and critical infrastructure, it found that governance arrangements to assist owners/operators of critical infrastructure and operators of declared essential services to prepare to respond to terrorism incidents are at different stages of development across sectors. The audit examined the activities of Victoria Police and seven Victorian government departments. | Victorian Auditor-General's Office |
| The transnational element of a ‘domestic’ problem: policy solutions to countering right-wing violent extremism in Australia (External link) | A report that looks at four case studies to highlight important transnational dimensions of right-wing violent extremism, as well as expanding the way governments understand the threat and craft policy in response | Australian Strategic Policy Institute |