Crackdown on freedoms? Australian Senate passes draconian anti-terror laws — RT News

"Australia’s senate has endorsed new anti-terror laws that will grant its intelligence agency the right to spy on any citizen with just a warrant, while journalists and whistleblowers “recklessly” exposing special ops can face up to 10 years in jail."



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Terror laws clear Senate, enabling entire Australian web to be monitored and whistleblowers to be jailed

 "Australian spies will soon have the power to monitor the entire Australian internet with just one warrant, and journalists and whistleblowers will face up to 10 years' jail for disclosing classified information."



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Aussie govt 'bullied' to pass security laws | Stuff.co.nz

 "Controversial anti-terrorism laws expected to pass in the Australian Senate as early as this week will give the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation the power to monitor the entire internet, the government has confirmed."



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Australian terrorist laws a cover for anti-democratic measures - World Socialist Web Site

"The Australian government’s so-called Foreign Fighters Bill, a far-reaching 160-page piece of legislation, was introduced into the Senate yesterday, just hours after being released the night before. Opposition leader Bill Shorten immediately wrote to Prime Minister Tony Abbott pledging that the Labor Party would do “all in our power” to facilitate the bill’s passage through parliament within a month."



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ASIO's elite spies culled by a quarter

"Australia's domestic spy agency cut back its senior executive ranks by a quarter in recent years."



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Australian Government Security Vetting Agency

 "The Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) is the central agency for the processing and granting of security clearances for Australian Government agencies (apart from exempt agencies) and state and territory agencies."



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