People smugglers paid by Australian spy, Indonesia police documents allege | Australia news | The Guardian

 "New documents allege an Asis officer paid $US31,000 to people smugglers after customs authorities escorted their boat back to Indonesian waters"



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Labor hypocrites have a death wish on border control and security

 "To fully appreciate why Bill Shorten's approval numbers have sunk to Gillardesque levels in the polls, and why his opposition has had an appalling week on national security, it pays to remember four things."



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Australia to spend millions on growing threat of cyber attacks

"FEDERAL Government will invest tens of millions of dollars and employ dozens of “cyber warriors” as it moves to combat the growing threat from cyber attacks."



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Cyber attack on US government personnel data

 "The massive cyber attack that has unfolded in the United States over the last two weeks is hugely damaging, both to the lives of many millions of current and former US government employees whose personal information was stolen and to their nation’s interests."



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Technical Lead / Senior Software Developer - Australian Signals Directorate Job in ACT - SEEK

 "The Australian Signals Directorate is looking for Software Engineers with a range of experience levels from university graduates to seasoned professionals. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our Agile development team to help shape the future of computer network operations within the Australian Signals Directorate."



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CPA - The Guardian - #1689

"The United States Pine Gap satellite tracking station, 19 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, was built in 1966 and came on line soon after. A new report * by leading espionage experts has revealed that there has been a massive expansion of satellite communications surveillance capabilities by the US National Security Agency and its Five Eyes partners – the Australian Signals Directorate, the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters, Canada’s Communications Security Establishment and New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau."



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Australia needs MOAR L33T WHITE HATZ, says Federal Police • The Register

"Australia needs a bunch more experts in disciplines you're barely allowed to discuss here, according to the Australian Federal Police."



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Minister no longer deny payment to people smugglers - The West Australian

"Cabinet ministers no longer deny that people smugglers were paid to return a boatload of asylum seekers to Indonesia, amid the prospect of three inquiries into the affair."



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Cash for boats a new deal: Wilkie

 "A FORMER intelligence analyst says the practice of paying cash to people smugglers is a recent and unhelpful development."



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Australia's first Cyber budget? - Government News

 "The latest federal Budget is the first to explicitly earmark funds to address the issues of fighting cyber crime and cyber terrorism. Security specialist Craig Richardson welcomes the move, but cautions it means government agencies now face a challenge to ensure the money is spent effectively."



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