Friday, 26 October 2012

Huawei: Shaken and stirred | ZDNet

Huawei: Shaken and stirred | ZDNet:

" I don't know about you, but whenever I watch a James Bond movie, one thought invariably crosses my mind: who pays for all this stuff?"

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Thursday, 25 October 2012

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Huawei to better 'sell' itself to expand business | The Australian

Huawei to better 'sell' itself to expand business | The Australian:

"CHINESE telco Huawei says it will expose its operations to greater public scrutiny as it seeks to expand its business in the face of security concerns over the company."

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Spy force seals UN council success

Spy force seals UN council success:

"AUSTRALIAN spies gave a secret edge to the stunning victory in Labor's multimillion-dollar campaign for the United Nations Security Council."

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Saturday, 20 October 2012

ASIO seen as serious threat to innocent citizens | Central Western Daily

ASIO seen as serious threat to innocent citizens | Central Western Daily:

"THE powers of Australia's domestic spy agency, ASIO, are rotten at their core, could be used against innocent Australians by an unscrupulous government and should be repealed, the law professor George Williams has warned."

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Spies but no dirty tricks in campaign win

Spies but no dirty tricks in campaign win:

"Australian spies gave a secret edge to the stunning victory in Labor's multi-million dollar campaign for the United Nations Security Council."

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Friday, 19 October 2012

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Chinese firm's NBN ban not political:ASIO

Chinese firm's NBN ban not political:ASIO:

"ASIO has hit back against claims that Chinese company Huawei, the Raiders' sponsor, was excluded from the national broadband network for political reasons."

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Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Border patrol rips into tax dollars

Border patrol rips into tax dollars:

"Why then, he asked Customs chief Mike Pezzullo, does ASIO manage to get rid of its sensitive material with shredders worth only $353 each?"

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Government to allow reviews of ASIO assessments - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Government to allow reviews of ASIO assessments - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"The Federal Government has announced plans to set up an individual review process for asylum seekers who want to contest adverse ASIO findings."

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Monday, 15 October 2012

Company could shut down over ASIO job

Company could shut down over ASIO job:

"Canberra's ASIO building has hit more trouble with a contractor on the job going into administration yesterday, blaming problems on the $600 million project for the business's collapse."

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Thursday, 11 October 2012

ASIO - Still clueless - Stormfront

ASIO - Still clueless - Stormfront:

"A decade on, while Australia is undeniably one of the safe countries in the world, the unfortunate reality is that the threat of terrorism remains real and persistent and therefore represents the greatest focus of ASIO's attention," Mr Irvine says in ASIO's latest annual report.

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Wednesday, 10 October 2012

ASIO chief warns terror threat remains

ASIO chief warns terror threat remains:

"The head of Australia's domestic spy agency says terrorism remains a "real and persistent" threat a decade on from the first Bali bombing."

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Greens move to end indefinite detention | The Australian

Greens move to end indefinite detention | The Australian:

"THE Australian Greens have introduced a bill to the Senate designed to remove a legal loophole which allows the indefinite detention of asylum seekers deemed to be security risks."

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China telcos react angrily to US espionage claims - The West Australian

China telcos react angrily to US espionage claims - The West Australian:

"Two of China's biggest telcos have reacted angrily to a damaging report which labels them a risk to US national security."

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Tamil to take the fight to ASIO | The Australian

Tamil to take the fight to ASIO | The Australian:

"AN ethnic Tamil who was set to be deported to the US to face terrorism charges, until a judge ruled the commonwealth had bungled the case, is now challenging his adverse ASIO assessment in a bid to remain in Australia."

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We must stop the government's erosion of liberties

We must stop the government's erosion of liberties:

"The federal government's proposed data retention regime deserves every bit of the immense amount of public criticism that has been heaped upon it. But focus on the Orwellian citizen spying program could allow the government to push through its other troubling proposals unchallenged."

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