The War on Terrorism began after the events of September 11, 2001. Countries like Australia immediately
expressed their support for the military response that would follow. To one Australian, David Hicks, this support
meant that his Australian citizenship and the legal protection associated with it, became irrelevant. Instead,
populist narratives were employed about terrorism and David Hicks
... [Show full abstract] himself to justify placing him in a state of
exception by allowing him to languish alone in the American Military Detention Centre at Guantanamo Bay. This
work will analyse the parameters of the David Hicks case, including the controversial nature of the term terrorism, declaring war on social phenomenon and the consequences of the case for Australia.
