Fear and budgets: scrutinising the costs of counterterrorism

By Mark Stewart, John Mueller
Updated March 3 2015 - 12:13am, first published March 2 2015 - 11:45pm
Australia's federal government spends an estimated $1.2 billion a year on counterterrorism. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Australia's federal government spends an estimated $1.2 billion a year on counterterrorism. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Forensic investigators examine the area near <i>Charlie Hebdo</i>'s Paris office after the January attack. Photo: Christian Hartmann
Forensic investigators examine the area near <i>Charlie Hebdo</i>'s Paris office after the January attack. Photo: Christian Hartmann
Hostages flee from Sydney's Lindt Chocolate Cafe in December. Photo: Andrew Meares
Hostages flee from Sydney's Lindt Chocolate Cafe in December. Photo: Andrew Meares

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