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Sydney hostage crisis
![Lowy Poll: Terrorism Not China Australia’s Biggest Concern Lowy Poll: Terrorism Not China Australia’s Biggest Concern](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-02_01-17-25.jpg)
Lowy Poll: Terrorism Not China Australia’s Biggest Concern
By Elliot Brennan
Only 24 percent of Australians feel “very safe” in their country.
![The Asia-Pacific's Rising Terrorist Threat The Asia-Pacific's Rising Terrorist Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-08_07-52-37.jpg)
The Asia-Pacific's Rising Terrorist Threat
By Luke Hunt
The foiled terrorist strikes this year are an ugly omen of more to come.
![Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-27_13-09-00.jpg)
Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Canberra and Tehran move closer in the fight against Sunni extremism.
![Julie Bishop in Iran Julie Bishop in Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-22_02-30-17.jpg)
Julie Bishop in Iran
By Helen Clark
The Australian foreign minister covers a lot of ground during a brief visit to Tehran.
![Abbott's Tough Talk on Terror Abbott's Tough Talk on Terror](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-25_14-09-07.jpg)
Abbott's Tough Talk on Terror
By Helen Clark
In his national security speech earlier this week, the prime minister pointed to a rising terror threat facing Australia.
![Australia Should Not Lose Sight of the Indo-Pacific Theater Australia Should Not Lose Sight of the Indo-Pacific Theater](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-26_22-57-12.jpg)
Australia Should Not Lose Sight of the Indo-Pacific Theater
By Philipp Ivanov
A year of crises should not divert Canberra’s attention from a vital region.
![Sydney’s Hostage Crisis and the Media Sydney’s Hostage Crisis and the Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-17_11-15-10.jpg)
Sydney’s Hostage Crisis and the Media
By Helen Clark
Rupert Murdoch comes under fire for a tweet, while most of the local media tend towards caution.
![Lessons from the Sydney Hostage Siege Lessons from the Sydney Hostage Siege](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-16_23-22-43.jpg)
Lessons from the Sydney Hostage Siege
By Elliot Brennan
Rushing to fit lone wolf attacks into prevailing narratives is a mistake.
![Australia's Unfolding Hostage Crisis Australia's Unfolding Hostage Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-15_07-02-23.jpg)
Australia's Unfolding Hostage Crisis
By Helen Clark
Central Sydney has been in the grip of a hostage crisis today.
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