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The Beat<\/b><\/p>\nThe Beat<\/b><\/p>\n
How criminals use and counter technology<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Technology has transformed every aspect of modern life, including how organised crime groups operate.<\/span> A new article<\/span><\/a> from <\/span>The Remote Control Project <\/span><\/i>takes a look at the ways criminal groups are using new technology\u2014such as drones\u2014to operate. Interestingly, the article notes that some drug traffickers are also choosing to go the other way, using old deception and smuggling methods, like boats and<\/span> tunnels<\/span><\/a>, to counter the use of high technology by law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n ACCC encouraged to make better use of social media<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Talking technology, the Auditor-General of the Australian National Audit Office<\/span> recently released a report<\/span><\/a> auditing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The report recommends that the ACCC make<\/span> better use of social media<\/span><\/a> to improve the way it deals with dodgy traders.<\/span><\/p>\n HMAS Melbourne\u2019s hero return to Australia<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n On Sunday, the crew of <\/span>HMAS Melbourne<\/span><\/i> returned to a hero\u2019s welcome<\/span><\/a> after spending seven months at sea as part of the 25-nation<\/span> Combined Task Force 150<\/span><\/a>. Their primary role during the deployment was the seizure of narcotics to disrupt funding lines for terrorism. <\/span>HMAS Melbourne<\/span><\/i> made<\/span> five major seizures<\/span><\/a> of heroin in the Arabian Sea worth a grand total of $390 million.<\/span><\/p>\n CT Scan<\/b><\/p>\n Sydney man charged with violating a control order<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team, a combined effort between the New South Wales and AFP, have charged a Sydney man with five offences relating to the breach of a control order. 21 year old Ahmad Naizmand is now restricted from contacting certain people, accessing certain material online and is only allowed to use a phone and internet on device administered by the AFP.<\/span> Control orders<\/span><\/a> place restrictions on the movements and associations of persons suspected of terrorism related activities without requiring conviction, and Naizmand\u2019s control order is one of <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>four<\/span><\/a> control orders implemented in Australia by the AFP over the last 18 months.<\/span><\/p>\n Australian Government continues to cancel the passports of citizens who have ventured to Syria<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The<\/span> Australian government maintains its stance<\/span><\/a> on cancelling the passports of citizens who travel overseas to participate in the conflict in Syria. The most recent high profile case being<\/span> Queensland Oliver Bridgeman, for whom ASIO lodged a request for his passport to be revoked<\/span><\/a> in the last two weeks. The AFP have accused Bridgeman of<\/span> \u2018align[ing] himself with a proscribed group\u2019<\/span><\/a> believed to be al-Qaeda\u2019s proxy militia in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra.<\/span> A formal appeal has been filed on Bridgeman\u2019s behalf<\/span><\/a>, who faces a 10 year prison sentence if he travels on his invalid passport. It\u2019s estimated that there are currently<\/span> 110 Australians fighting in the conflicts in Syria or Iraq, with about 40 having been killed<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Checkpoint<\/b><\/p>\n Indonesia sinks more illegal fishing boats<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Indonesia continued its \u2018<\/span>Sink The Vessels<\/span><\/a>\u2019 policy on<\/span> 22 February by scuttling 27 impounded boats<\/span><\/a> which had been caught fishing illegally in its archipelago. Boats from Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam were destroyed at five different locations as a part of Jakarta\u2019s efforts to deter illegal fishing in its waters, which<\/span> President Jokowi has claimed costs Indonesia\u2019s economy 300 trillion<\/span><\/a> rupiah each year. Check out this piece at <\/span>The Diplomat <\/span><\/i>to see how Indonesia\u2019s responses to illegal fishing have previously<\/span> heightened tensions with its neighbours<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n First Responder<\/b><\/p>\n Building collapses in Europe\u2019s biggest disaster training exercise<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n More than 250 personnel from four countries have<\/span> participated in<\/span><\/a> Europe\u2019s largest ever disaster training exercise across London this week. \u2018<\/span>Exercise Unified Response\u2019<\/span><\/a> saw a building \u2018collapse\u2019 into a busy underground train station, with the aim of preparing specialist emergency crews for a large-scale operation. 70 organisations and more than 2000 volunteers participated in the four-day drill, which was funded by the European Union. <\/span>The Independent <\/span><\/i>has a video of the exercise<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n New resilience program launched<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The \u2018<\/span>One Billion Coalition for Resilience<\/span><\/a>\u2019 was<\/span> launched<\/span><\/a> on 29 February in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Secretary General, El Hadji Amadou Gueye Sy. The global initiative, convened by the IFRC, aims to create safer and more resilient communities through building partnerships between civil society and the public and private sectors. By 2025, the program aims for at least one billion people to have taken active steps to enhance community resilience through identifying risks and hazards and collaborating on sustainable solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Beat How criminals use and counter technology Technology has transformed every aspect of modern life, including how organised crime groups operate. 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