Government officials of secretive Citizenship Loss Board named

The Guardian: "The identity of officials on one of the most powerful government boards in Australia – which has the effective power to strip Australians of citizenship – has been revealed for the first time."



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Security services doing good job: Stratfor

SBS News: "The lack of large-scale terror attacks in the US and Australia show security services are doing a good job, a US private sector intelligence group says."



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Don’t worry about US, angels will prevail: Joe Biden

Don’t worry about US, angels will prevail: Joe Biden: "That meant greater interoperability of forces and greater intelligence co-operation through the “Five Eyes” network consisting of the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand."



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Dangerous allies, outdated treaties and the takeover of Australia's foreign policy

Dangerous allies, outdated treaties and the takeover of Australia's foreign policy: "John Menadue discusses Australia's loss of autonomy over its own foreign policy, which is mired in our alliance to the U.S. and dictated by the military establishment."



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Australia Now Has a Cyber Ministe

Gizmodo Australia: "Along with a new minister for innovation, industry and science, the newly re-elected Turnbull government has possibly the most high-tech appointment ever to the cabinet. Current Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan will take on the role of Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, in a move recommended by a long-overdue overhaul of government’s online security strategy."



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Government prepares to boost offensive cyber capability

Computerworld: "The Australian Signals Directorate has commenced a recruitment campaign that will help boost the government’s offensive and defensive cyber capabilities."



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My year undercover with Australia's Islamic radicals

Stuff.co.nz: "One journalist spent a year undercover in Australia's radical Islamic networks."



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Andrew Wilkie and the Chilcot inquiry

The Saturday Paper: "Intelligence officer turned whistleblower and politician Andrew Wilkie is calling for Australia to conduct its own version of the Chilcot inquiry into the war in Iraq."



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