Tuesday 22 March 2011

Bowen rules out asylum processing changes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"Many of the 900 people already assessed as genuine refugees are on Christmas Island, waiting only for their ASIO security clearances."

Attacking a growing cyber terrorism threat | The Australian

"Today, the national Computer Emergency Response Team works to improve cyber security for all Australian internet users and businesses.

CERT works closely with the Cyber Security Operations Centre, which identifies and responds to specific cyber incidents."

Time for cool heads and compassion

"I think the bureaucratic foot-dragging by ASIO is not incompetence, but a deliberate mechanism designed to provide a deterrent to those who might seek refugee status in Australia in future - 'Look at the distress we will put you through as a pre-requisite for being treated as a refugee here.'"

Man in hospital after ASIO break-in - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The Construction Union is demanding to know how a man gained entry to the top security ASIO construction site in Canberra."

Just what the doctorate ordered

"One notable example of a deeply conservative and influential Anglican was Brigadier Sir Charles Spry, then head of ASIO. Dr LeRoy says Sir Charles was part of a close-knit defence establishment elite in Melbourne known for its vehement anti-communism and its informal links with the Liberal Party."