ASIO caught phone tapping ordinary Australians

 | The Australian: "ASIO has been caught tapping the phones of ordinary and unsuspecting Australians."

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Terrorism threat remains

 'real': ASIO: "Syria is the destination for an increasing number of Australians travelling overseas for terrorist training."

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NSA, ‘Five Eyes’ use Australian embassies

to gather intel on Asia — RT News: "US intelligence agencies are using Australian embassies throughout Asia to intercept data and gather information across the continent, according to the latest report based on documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden."

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Revealed: How Australia spies

on its neighbours: "Australia's electronic spy agency is using the nation's embassies to intercept phone calls and internet data in neighbouring countries, according to new information disclosed by intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden and a former Australian intelligence officer."

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Diplomatic espionage

 long a weapon in country's arsenal: "Australia has long spied on our neighbours, especially Indonesia, and we've long sought to take advantage from that in our diplomacy."

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Huawei ruled out of NBN involvement

on advice from ASIO | The Australian: "TREASURER Joe Hockey has ruled out the involvement of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei in the National Broadband Network following fresh ASIO advice to the government."

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ASIO | Anewwe's Search for

 Eudaimonia: "Dear NSA (and all you other alphabet soup agencies), If you’re listening, listen carefully, cause we have something to say to you."

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How electronic espionage was exposed

 four decades ago: "Edward Snowden's exposés of the United States' mass surveillance and electronic espionage programs have made headlines around the world for the past four months."

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Warning of one public service job an hour axed

 from Canberra - Government News: Government News and Issues: "Commonwealth employees have been warned that one public service job an hour will be axed under the Coalition’s plans to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy by 12,000 full time positions as unions and the Opposition tap into growing fears in agencies that forced redundancies will be needed to make up the required numbers."

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George Brandis landed a former ASIO chief

 as his chief of staff. It says a lot about his take on security [$] : crikey_news: "George Brandis landed a former ASIO chief as his chief of staff. It says a lot about his take on security"

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Fear of a Brown Planet

 no, it's not all white: "There can't be many Australian comedians who have been cold-called by ASIO and asked in for a ''chat''. Comedian Nazeem Hussain says he was surprised to say the least. And not."

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Shining a light on some ill-conceived planning

at ASIO: "The ASIO building's electricity bill is no doubt a state secret but I am glad that I'm not paying the air-conditioning bill."

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Similarities between Tony Abbott

and Vladimir Putin | Crikey: "Could Tony Abbott be the Vladimir Putin of Australian politics? Of course, the two men come from wildly different national political contexts, and Abbott has no KGB history or alleged links to political violence and electoral fraud, but there are revealing similarities nonetheless."

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The danger when faith

conflict collide | The Australian: "ASIO boss David Irvine has revealed six Australians have been killed fighting the Assad regime in Syria."

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Australia hails extradition of attacker

from Pakistan to Afghanistan - UPI.com: "CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence security service has extradited to Afghanistan a former Afghan army sergeant accused of murdering three Australian soldiers."

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Australians need to stay aware

to stay alive | Herald Sun: "AT the height of the war on terror we were told to be alert, but not alarmed. The words were on fridge magnets."

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SBS boat blunder

 risks our harmony | Herald Sun: "We already have 15 jihadists in Australian jails for terrorism offences, and this week yet another Australian-raised jihadist in New York was given eight years for aiding al-Qaida."

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'Persons of Interest' : the ASIO story

Overnights - (ABC): "How much do you know about ASIO? What does it do? How much power does it have? Trevor Chappell discussed this with Haydn Keenan a Film Director who documentary "Persons of Interest" looks at the activities of ASIO in the 1960s and 70s. "

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Activist pens his memoir

with a hand from ASIO | Mudgee Guardian: "Quotes from ASIO’s files form what Mr Campbell describes as a “Greek chorus” throughout the book, which is also “peppered with poetry” in the form of Mr Campbell’s song lyrics."

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Afghan soldier accused of killing 3 Australian comrades

at patrol base deported from Pakistan: "Two Australian spy agencies — Australian Secret Intelligence Service and the Defense Intelligence Organization — had worked with Pakistan's ISI and the Afghan National Directorate of Security for six months to facilitate Hekmatullah's detention and deportation, he said."

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