Terrorism in Australia

Terrorist incidents in Australia^[1]^[2]
Year	Number of incidents	Deaths	Injuries
2022	1	6	1
2021	0	0	0
2020	1	2	0
2019	0	0	0
2018	2	1	3
2017	2	2	6
2016	9	0	1
2015	7	2	0
2014	8	4	7
2013	1	0	0
2012	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0
2010	1	0	0
2009	1	0	0
2008	3	0	0
2007	0	0	0
2006	2	0	0
2005	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0
2001	2	0	0
2000	1	0	0
1999	0	0	0
1998	6	0	2
1997	4	0	23
1996	5	2	1
1995	5	0	0
1994	9	3	8
1993	0	0	0
1992	4	1	4
1991	4	0	0
1990	0	0	0
1989	2	0	0
1988	3	0	0
1987	0	0	0
1986	2	1	22
1985	0	0	0
1984	0	0	0
1983	0	0	0
1982	2	0	3
1981	1	1	0
1980	6	2	3
1979	2	0	9
1978	2	2	9
1977	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0
1974	1	0	0
1973	0	0	0
1972	2	1	0
1971	1	0	0
1970	1	0	0

Terrorism in Australia deals with terrorist acts in Australia as well as steps taken by the Australian government to counter the threat of terrorism. In 2004 the Australian government has identified transnational terrorism as also a threat to Australia and to Australian citizens overseas.^[3] Australia has experienced acts of modern terrorism since the 1960s, while the federal parliament, since the 1970s, has enacted legislation seeking to target terrorism.

Terrorism is defined as "an action or threat of action where the action causes certain defined forms of harm or interference and the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of advancing a political, religious and ideological or group cause".^[4]

^ National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (globalterrorismdb_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd Archived 6 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine University of Maryland
^ National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (gtd1993_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd Archived 6 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine University of Maryland
^ Commonwealth of Australia (2004). A New Kind of Foe. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia). ISBN 1-920959-04-1. Archived from the original on 25 July 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2015 – via Pandora Archive. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Chap. 2 – (PDF version 1.7 Mb)
^ Commonwealth of Australia (15 July 2004). Transnational Terrorism: The Threat to Australia (PDF). 1.0. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ISBN 1-920959-04-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2015 – via Pandora Archive.

[globalterrorismdb_0616dist-1] National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (globalterrorismdb_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd Archived 6 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine University of Maryland

[gtd1993_0616dist-2] National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (gtd1993_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd Archived 6 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine University of Maryland

[dfat-trans-nat-terror-3] Commonwealth of Australia (2004). A New Kind of Foe. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia). ISBN 1-920959-04-1. Archived from the original on 25 July 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2015 – via Pandora Archive. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Chap. 2 – (PDF version 1.7 Mb)

[4] Commonwealth of Australia (15 July 2004). Transnational Terrorism: The Threat to Australia (PDF). 1.0. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ISBN 1-920959-04-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2015 – via Pandora Archive.

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