"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."
"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. "
"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."