Tuesday 24 May 2016

CIA secret assessment: Bob Hawke brash, Gareth Evans brilliant

theAustralian:

"A secret CIA dossier on the Hawke government in 1988 ­describes Bob Hawke as brash, ­irreverent and willing to act against US interests for domestic politics while Gareth Evans was a brilliant but arrogant and ­impatient foreign minister."



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AFP suspected Andrew Wilkie of leaking ‘top secret’ security document

theAustralian:

 "The police findings from 2004 are a disappointment for Labor as it has long suspected the highly classified document, which Mr Wilkie had helped produce as an intelligence analyst at the Office of National Assessments, was leaked in June 2003 by an adviser in ­Alexander Downer’s office, Josh Frydenberg, now a cabinet minister in the Turnbull government."



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Terror risk has escalated tenfold, says academic

theAustralian:

 "Professor Barton noted that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and Australian Federal Police had been bolstered considerably. “But there is no way we can increase the ­resources tenfold to match a tenfold increase in the number of people of concern,’’ Professor Barton said."



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New mini-series Secret City puts Canberra on the world stage

canberraTimes:

 "And when they needed some locations to shoot internals, Chris Uhlmann simply called Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron – "Is there anyone in Canberra Chris doesn't know?" asks Werner – who came to the party with locations to set up the Prime Minister's office and the supposed offices of the Australian Signals Directorate, complete with mobile phone lockers and eye scanners."



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