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There is no doubting that international terrorism threatens Australia, both as a Western nation and in its own right. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, 2007) states that "intelligence confirms we were a target before the 11 September 2001 attacks, and we are still a target. Our interests both at home and abroad are in the terrorists' sights."
It is clear that we have to do all we can to prevent terrorism, and security measures are needed to counter this global threat, but since the shocking terrorist attacks in New York and Bali, Australia has introduced more than 20 federal ASIO and "anti-terrorism" laws (Mills, 2005). The implementation of this legislation is certainly a difficult proposition, for how do you counter an enemy who will not show his face? This legislation has inevitably affected our rights but the key question, as a recent paper from the ACT Human Rights Office put it, "is whether the means suggested are proportionate to the legitimate objectives......

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