Identifying ideological motivations behind attacks is critical to separating terrorism from other events just designed to cause fear, an extremism expert told the ABC.

UK terrorism risk and financing experts have released their Annual Terrorism Threat Report, outlining the current threat environment and the tactics most likely to be used in an attack.

The Federal Government is planning to disrupt the supply chains that enable terrorist groups to manufacture improvised explosive devices as part of efforts to counter security threats across the ...