Australia to Fly Support Missions in Iraq - WSJ

"Separately, the government said it would give the domestic spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, an additional 196.8 million Australian dollars ($170.6 million) over four years to combat terrorism—part of A$630 million in funding that has been set aside for counterterrorism efforts."



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Expanded spying powers pass parliament as lone Labor MP voices concerns | Australia news | theguardian.com

"The Labor MP Melissa Parke emerged as a sole voice of dissent among the major parties as the Australian parliament approved a vast expansion of the powers of spy agencies, and criminalised reporting on special intelligence operations."



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PUP disunity dogs terror Bill - The West Australian

"Despite Mr Palmer professing a commitment to free speech, Senator Lazarus last week successfully amended new anti-terror laws to include 10-year jail terms for identifying an ASIO or ASIS officer."



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How LNP, Labor and Big Media gave ASIO more power to spy on you – Wendy Bacon

"Last week, Australian LNP and Labor Senators passed the most significant National Security Bill for nearly a decade, laughing as they did it."



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Khaled Sharrouf-linked business to be permanently shut

"A Lakemba money transfer business owned by the sister and brother-in-law of Sydney terrorist Khaled Sharrouf will be permanently shut down after it failed to convince authorities that millions of dollars sent to the Middle East were not being used to fund terrorism."



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Fear of ascendancy of Scott Morrison leads to scuttling of homeland security super-ministry

 "A move within the Abbott cabinet to establish a homeland security super-ministry drawing together several major departments and functions looks to have been scuttled because senior figures viewed it as an attempt by backers of Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to elevate him to future leader status."



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Media reporting of ASIO killings illegal under new national security laws, says law expert

"New laws set to be passed by Canberra this week will make it a crime for the media to disclose the death of an innocent bystander caught up in a bungled covert spy agency operation, the government's dumped independent national security legislation monitor has warned."



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