Tuesday 1 March 2011

ASIO's security check logjam revealed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"ASIO is under pressure to explain why 900 asylum seekers are stuck inside detention centres waiting for months for their security checks to be completed."

Multi-talented ensemble features - Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Northern District Times

"The ensemble are also featured in the forthcoming film about ASIO and the KGB in Australia during the 1950s and the 1960s."

AdNews: Cyber security fight turns to recruitment drive

"The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), Australia's authority on cyber and information security, has appointed brand communication agency Ink Project to create a recruitment campaign."

Union hunts for 'bogus' workers - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

"Union officials have fronted up to major construction sites around Canberra, demanding site access to look for exploited foreign workers and sham contractors."

Telco interception bill needs “major repairs” - The Australian Greens, Telecommunications Interception Bil, senator scott ludlum, Australian Privacy Foundation (APF), Australian Privacy Commissioner, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA), ASIO - Techworld

"Greens call on the government to make wholesale changes to the bill to stop ASIO staff becoming a 'mercenary force' for government agencies"