Saturday 4 December 2010

Triangle's grand dame gets a facelift - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

Triangle's grand dame gets a facelift - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times: "... One of the first to go up in the Parliamentary Triangle, it opened in 1941 as the Patent Office, and in the early years, the British High Commission occupied the east wing on the upper floor, while the Federal Police and the local branch of what would become ASIO took up the upper part of the west wing." ...

Aust spy bases shut down to 'save money' - The West Australian

Aust spy bases shut down to 'save money' - The West Australian: "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." ...