Saturday, 20 November 2010

Tireless fighter for Aboriginal rights

Tireless fighter for Aboriginal rights: "DR ROBERTA Sykes, a self-described chameleon who defied conventions to become a well-known activist for indigenous rights as well as a poet and author of renown, has died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney after failing to recover from a stroke suffered eight years ago. She was 67." ...

Accountability: Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)

Accountability: Defence Signals Directorate (DSD): "The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is accountable to the Department of Defence, the Australian Government and the independent Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security." ...

Spy bases shut down to 'save money'

Spy bases shut down to 'save money': "AUSTRALIA'S foreign spy agency has closed six of its international intelligence stations in eight months, including the crucial Baghdad post, despite pleas from the US to keep it open." ...