ASIO fuel application unexpectedly candid

ASIO fuel application unexpectedly candid:

"It might seem surprising for a spy agency, but ASIO exposed itself to a higher level of public scrutiny than almost every other Commonwealth agency by formally applying for permission to store more than half a million litres of diesel at its new headquarters."

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Report claims ASIO spying on coal protesters - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Report claims ASIO spying on coal protesters - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

"Greens leader Bob Brown is outraged at reports that ASIO is spying on mining protesters and says such action is a misuse of the spy agency's resources."

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The Power of One | The Australian

The Power of One | The Australian:

"AS it was when bacteria felled the Martians in The War of the Worlds, yesterday's silencing of Ray Hadley by a boy band was a bit of an unexpected plot twist."

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Truth of Assange is stranger than fiction

Truth of Assange is stranger than fiction:

"I'm not given to conspiracy theories, incompetence being so much easier to imagine, but one thing gives credibility to Clive Palmer's otherwise nutty CIA phantasm about US influence in Australia."

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ASIO eyes green groups

ASIO eyes green groups:

"AUSTRALIA'S leading counter-terrorism agency has been providing intelligence to the federal government on environmental groups that campaign against coalmining."

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