Spying row with Indonesia

may weaken Australia's defence: "Counter-terrorism and border security sources say the standoff over spying could have a serious impact on operations if the row isn't resolved and Indonesia stands firm on its threat to downgrade co-operation."

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Australia, South Korea avoid further espionage

 embarrassment: "Australia and South Korea have avoided further espionage embarrassment after a former Canberra public servant dropped a protracted legal challenge to ASIO allegations he passed sensitive information about trade negotiations to South Korean spies."

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Indonesia halts ties with Australia

 over spying claims | ZDNet: "President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has frozen military and intelligence links with Australia over claims the latter had tapped the phones of several top government officials including Yudhoyono and the state secretary."

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Australian spy watchdog uses paper

 instead of emails | ZDNet: "The Australian security and intelligence watchdog has a novel method of ensuring that sensitive data is not leaked out of her organisation: there is no way to email out of the agency, and external communication is usually conducted by paper."

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