Spy scandal could have brought down govt

Spy scandal could have brought down govt:

"Just six weeks into office and without even sitting a day in parliament, new Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke confronted a scandal he readily admits could have brought down his government."

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ASIO warned of 1983 Armenian terror plot

ASIO warned of 1983 Armenian terror plot:

"CANBERRA, Jan 1 AAP - It's almost forgotten now but one of the most notorious terror acts perpetrated on Australian soil was conducted by a little known group against a lowly Turkish diplomat."

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Howard and Fraser's titanic budget clash | The Australian

Howard and Fraser's titanic budget clash | The Australian:

"JOHN Howard warned the Fraser cabinet in 1982 that the Coalition's political credibility was at stake, in a titanic clash over economic policy with Malcolm Fraser that severed their close relationship."

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The PAC scholar and a spy scandal | Adelaide Now

The PAC scholar and a spy scandal | Adelaide Now:

"BOB Hawke ordered ASIO to bug suspected KGB target David Combe in 1983, it has been revealed."

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Secret government business | Domain investor centre | real estate

Secret government business | Domain investor centre | real estate:

"So what was the FOI targeted at... Troop movements in Afghanistan? The prime minister’s private schedule? The names of ASIO’s ant-terrorism informants?"

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Archives' new boss finds role perfect fit - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

Archives' new boss finds role perfect fit - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times:

"In many ways, moving from ASIO to the National Archives is a perfect fit, if not a slight change in perspective, according to the archives' next director."

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ASIO deputy takes over national archives

ASIO deputy takes over national archives:

"The deputy head of Australia's domestic security agency is to be the next head of the National Archives of Australia."

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PM - Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Harold Holt 20/12/2011

PM - Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Harold Holt 20/12/2011:

"It's nearly 45 years since the Australian prime minister Harold Holt vanished in the surf at a beach south of Melbourne."

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Cruel to be unkind. A softly, deadly asylum policy

Cruel to be unkind. A softly, deadly asylum policy:

 "After the weekend's tragic loss of asylum seeker life, it seems inevitable that the familiar charge and counter charge of the Australian refugee debate will soon fill the political vacuum of this early summer."

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Merry Christmas Canberra fat cats | The Australian

Merry Christmas Canberra fat cats | The Australian:

 "WE should pay top dollar for the best bureaucrats but do we need so many?"

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Release sought for asylum boy who attempted suicide

Release sought for asylum boy who attempted suicide:

"A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who wound up in hospital in Darwin after trying to hang himself from a double bunk is at the centre of a legal challenge by Slater & Gordon to the prolonged detention of recognised refugees awaiting ASIO security checks."

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All's not fair in love and work | Knowledge@Australian School of Business | Commentary | Business Spectator

All's not fair in love and work
 | Knowledge@Australian School of Business | Commentary | Business Spectator:

"At a 2002 Christmas party for Australian Embassy staff in Moscow, Natalia Komarova, the embassy's Russian-born public diplomacy officer and Bruce Jones, a recently arrived political officer, met and immediately struck up a friendship. Several months later, when friendship blossomed into romance, the pair reported their relationship immediately to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as required by the code of conduct outlined in their employment contracts."

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review ASIO over mandatory detention

PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention:

"MATT PEACOCK: A prominent civil rights advocate is calling on the new Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, to reconsider the position of the head of ASIO over the issue of mandatory detention of refugees."

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Protest as teenage asylum seekers are detained with adults

Protest as teenage asylum seekers are detained with adults:

"EIGHT teenage asylum seekers, all minors, have had their community housing revoked and been moved into adult detention facilities in the past fortnight, while another has run away and is missing."

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Activists warn of Rohingya refugee influx

Activists warn of Rohingya refugee influx:

"Human rights groups say up to 25 boats of Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees have set off from Bangladesh since September for Malaysia or Indonesia and may head on to Australia."

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Boy refugees' treatment under fire in courts

Boy refugees' treatment under fire in courts:

"A 17-year-old boy, who was hospitalised in Darwin after trying to hang himself from a double bunk bed, is at the centre of a challenge in the Federal Court to the prolonged detention of recognised refugees waiting for ASIO security clearance."

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PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention 13/12/2011

PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention 13/12/2011:

"The head of ASIO, David Irvine, recently told a parliamentary committee looking into the issue that introducing reviews could be problematic."

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Mosaic theory, universal surveillance and unlimited recordkeeping #SpyFiles | WL Central

Mosaic theory, universal surveillance and unlimited recordkeeping #SpyFiles | WL Central:

"Mosaic theory was what caused intelligence organisations like Australia’s ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation) in the mid 20th century to record what seemed like incredibly mundane activities and communications of what were then called ‘persons of interest’. "

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Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security - Risk - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence

Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security - Risk - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence:

"Julia Gillard will take command of cyber security policy away from the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) under a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that also claimed the scalp of Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland."

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'We were lambs to the slaughter' | smh.com.au

'We were lambs to the slaughter' | smh.com.au:

"MOMENTS before a Sydney police officer was shot by a terrorism suspect, he and three colleagues were assured there was ''no information'' to suggest their target might be armed. That advice came from the then head of the Counter Terrorism Co-ordination Command, Mark Jenkins."

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Department of Defence: less than honest, less than decent - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Department of Defence: less than honest, less than decent

- The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"The effect of this is that there is limited political oversight of the AFP and ASIO. "

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Review of Admin

"The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under Section 29 (1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), Defence Imagery Geospatical Organisation (DIGO) and the Office of National Assessments (ONA)."

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Double or nothing on refugee intake

Double or nothing on refugee intake:

"LABOR has committed itself to almost double Australia's refugee intake after an emotion-charged national conference debate ended with a vote to support the controversial Malaysian people-swap agreement to deter boat arrivals."

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Fraser informed Murdoch on Whitlam and Iraqi cash

Fraser informed Murdoch on Whitlam and Iraqi cash:

"THE media baron Rupert Murdoch and the then prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, exchanged secrets, including intelligence information, in efforts to politically destroy the then Labor leader, Gough Whitlam."

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Spending cuts? Yes Minister - The Drum Opinion - There is room for efficiency, but there are better ways (with a dash of courage and conviction) to find them than an across the board cut. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Spending cuts? Yes Minister - The Drum Opinion - There is room for efficiency, but there are better ways (with a dash of courage and conviction) to find them than an across the board cut. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"Big agencies or those in the public spotlight can often make up far more in new policy bids than they lose through the dividend. Some of the security agencies, like ASIO or the Australian Federal Police, in recent years have had more money thrown at them than they can spend and have difficulty recruiting to their increased staff numbers. "

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Sky News: Australia faces persistent terror threat

Sky News: Australia faces persistent terror threat:

"Australia faces a persistent terror threat and it wouldn't be in the community's interest for intelligence agencies or the government to relax their guard, Attorney-General Robert McClelland says."

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