Inquiry calls for 90-day limit on asylum detention - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Inquiry calls for 90-day limit on asylum detention - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"A parliamentary inquiry into Australia's immigration detention centres is recommending asylum seekers be detained for no longer than 90 days."

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Huawei Begs NBN Mercy On Cyber War Fears - Channel News

Huawei Begs NBN Mercy On Cyber War Fears - Channel News:

"Chinese telco with suspected government links has been banned from NBN by Federal Government following fears of cyber attack."

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Huawei sidestep scores sponsorship deal with NRL's Canberra Raiders | The Australian

Huawei sidestep scores sponsorship deal with NRL's Canberra Raiders | The Australian:

"HUAWEI Australia remains hopeful of landing future NBN Co. contracts, despite being locked out of bidding for National Broadband Network work on ASIO advice."

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Telstra appoints Beijing-based director

Telstra appoints Beijing-based director:

"Telstra Corp has appointed a Beijing-based technology expert to its board as a non-executive director."

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National Security Monitor: off to a good start - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

National Security Monitor: off to a good start - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"Last week Prime Minister Julia Gillard tabled the first report of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor in Parliament."

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Raiders' $1.7m Chinese sponsorship deal

Raiders' $1.7m Chinese sponsorship deal:

"The Canberra Raiders will announce this morning a two-year sponsorship deal with Chinese technology giant Huawei worth approximately $1.7 million."

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Revealed: Australia plans tough national security restrictions on telecom operators | CommsDay

Revealed: Australia plans tough national security restrictions on telecom operators | CommsDay:

"The Australian Government has begun secret talks with carriers on proposals to enhance the security of Australia’s telecom infrastructure which would, in part, mandate a penalty-backed requirement on operators to secure their networks against external threats and require notification of infrastructure upgrades, modifications and procurement decisions."

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Security links will dog Chinese firms

Security links will dog Chinese firms:

"Like other Chinese companies that have established a formidable presence on world markets in a remarkably short time, telecommunications network giant Huawei Technologies has made a virtue of selling its products at rock-bottom prices. It has also relied heavily on cultivating and lobbying potential buyers as well as politicians and governments. It was even flirting with the idea of sponsoring the ACT Brumbies in 2011. By such methods, Huawei hoped to win for itself a major role in supplying equipment to Australia's National Broadband Network. However, it has found itself blocked from doing so by the federal government, apparently as the result of an unfavourable security assessment by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation"

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Australia's Block of Huawei is Part of Wider Concern, Articles | THISDAY LIVE

Australia's Block of Huawei is Part of Wider Concern, Articles | THISDAY LIVE:

"Australia's decision to block Huawei from bidding for work on its $38 billion national broadband network has less to do with the Chinese telecoms firm itself and more to do with a growing concern that foreign countries - particularly China — are stealing the country's governmental and commercial secrets via the Internet, security analysts and researchers said."

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Coalition disavows Robb on Huawei

Coalition disavows Robb on Huawei:

"LIBERAL frontbencher Andrew Robb's tough criticism of the government's decision to ban Chinese firm Huawei from supplying equipment to the national broadband network has been repudiated by senior Coalition colleagues."

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