http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/robert-mcclelland/ Robert McClelland is the Federal Attorney-General and the Member for Barton - an electorate based in the St George area of Sydney. He was elected to Parliament in 1996.  Before entering Parliament, Robert practised as a lawyer for 14 years, specialising in industrial and sports law.  His interests include Australian history, surfing and the mighty St George Dragons. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tackling-home-grown-aussie-terrorism/ Our national security environment has changed dramatically in recent years. The 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings and the attack on our embassy in Jakarta in 2004 served as a stark reminder that Australia faces real terror threats. Attacks overseas in places like London and Madrid demonstrated not only the threat posed to Australian citizens internationally but highlighted the possibility of an attack at home. That’s why we invest a significant amount of money and resources in keeping the country and our interests safe from terrorism and violent extremism – most of which, for obvious reasons, is not and cannot be reported. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert McClelland) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tackling-home-grown-aussie-terrorism/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tackling-home-grown-aussie-terrorism/#item5565 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:50:08 +0000 Robert McClelland | Author bios | The Punch