PM - Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Harold Holt 20/12/2011

PM - Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Harold Holt 20/12/2011:

"It's nearly 45 years since the Australian prime minister Harold Holt vanished in the surf at a beach south of Melbourne."

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Cruel to be unkind. A softly, deadly asylum policy

Cruel to be unkind. A softly, deadly asylum policy:

 "After the weekend's tragic loss of asylum seeker life, it seems inevitable that the familiar charge and counter charge of the Australian refugee debate will soon fill the political vacuum of this early summer."

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Merry Christmas Canberra fat cats | The Australian

Merry Christmas Canberra fat cats | The Australian:

 "WE should pay top dollar for the best bureaucrats but do we need so many?"

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Release sought for asylum boy who attempted suicide

Release sought for asylum boy who attempted suicide:

"A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who wound up in hospital in Darwin after trying to hang himself from a double bunk is at the centre of a legal challenge by Slater & Gordon to the prolonged detention of recognised refugees awaiting ASIO security checks."

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All's not fair in love and work | Knowledge@Australian School of Business | Commentary | Business Spectator

All's not fair in love and work
 | Knowledge@Australian School of Business | Commentary | Business Spectator:

"At a 2002 Christmas party for Australian Embassy staff in Moscow, Natalia Komarova, the embassy's Russian-born public diplomacy officer and Bruce Jones, a recently arrived political officer, met and immediately struck up a friendship. Several months later, when friendship blossomed into romance, the pair reported their relationship immediately to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as required by the code of conduct outlined in their employment contracts."

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review ASIO over mandatory detention

PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention:

"MATT PEACOCK: A prominent civil rights advocate is calling on the new Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, to reconsider the position of the head of ASIO over the issue of mandatory detention of refugees."

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Protest as teenage asylum seekers are detained with adults

Protest as teenage asylum seekers are detained with adults:

"EIGHT teenage asylum seekers, all minors, have had their community housing revoked and been moved into adult detention facilities in the past fortnight, while another has run away and is missing."

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Activists warn of Rohingya refugee influx

Activists warn of Rohingya refugee influx:

"Human rights groups say up to 25 boats of Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees have set off from Bangladesh since September for Malaysia or Indonesia and may head on to Australia."

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Boy refugees' treatment under fire in courts

Boy refugees' treatment under fire in courts:

"A 17-year-old boy, who was hospitalised in Darwin after trying to hang himself from a double bunk bed, is at the centre of a challenge in the Federal Court to the prolonged detention of recognised refugees waiting for ASIO security clearance."

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PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention 13/12/2011

PM - Call for Roxon to review ASIO over mandatory detention 13/12/2011:

"The head of ASIO, David Irvine, recently told a parliamentary committee looking into the issue that introducing reviews could be problematic."

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Mosaic theory, universal surveillance and unlimited recordkeeping #SpyFiles | WL Central

Mosaic theory, universal surveillance and unlimited recordkeeping #SpyFiles | WL Central:

"Mosaic theory was what caused intelligence organisations like Australia’s ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation) in the mid 20th century to record what seemed like incredibly mundane activities and communications of what were then called ‘persons of interest’. "

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Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security - Risk - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence

Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security - Risk - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence:

"Julia Gillard will take command of cyber security policy away from the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) under a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that also claimed the scalp of Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland."

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'We were lambs to the slaughter' | smh.com.au

'We were lambs to the slaughter' | smh.com.au:

"MOMENTS before a Sydney police officer was shot by a terrorism suspect, he and three colleagues were assured there was ''no information'' to suggest their target might be armed. That advice came from the then head of the Counter Terrorism Co-ordination Command, Mark Jenkins."

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Department of Defence: less than honest, less than decent - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Department of Defence: less than honest, less than decent

- The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"The effect of this is that there is limited political oversight of the AFP and ASIO. "

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Review of Admin

"The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under Section 29 (1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), Defence Imagery Geospatical Organisation (DIGO) and the Office of National Assessments (ONA)."

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Double or nothing on refugee intake

Double or nothing on refugee intake:

"LABOR has committed itself to almost double Australia's refugee intake after an emotion-charged national conference debate ended with a vote to support the controversial Malaysian people-swap agreement to deter boat arrivals."

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Fraser informed Murdoch on Whitlam and Iraqi cash

Fraser informed Murdoch on Whitlam and Iraqi cash:

"THE media baron Rupert Murdoch and the then prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, exchanged secrets, including intelligence information, in efforts to politically destroy the then Labor leader, Gough Whitlam."

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Spending cuts? Yes Minister - The Drum Opinion - There is room for efficiency, but there are better ways (with a dash of courage and conviction) to find them than an across the board cut. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Spending cuts? Yes Minister - The Drum Opinion - There is room for efficiency, but there are better ways (with a dash of courage and conviction) to find them than an across the board cut. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"Big agencies or those in the public spotlight can often make up far more in new policy bids than they lose through the dividend. Some of the security agencies, like ASIO or the Australian Federal Police, in recent years have had more money thrown at them than they can spend and have difficulty recruiting to their increased staff numbers. "

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Sky News: Australia faces persistent terror threat

Sky News: Australia faces persistent terror threat:

"Australia faces a persistent terror threat and it wouldn't be in the community's interest for intelligence agencies or the government to relax their guard, Attorney-General Robert McClelland says."

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WikiLeaks wins top Australian journalism prize

WikiLeaks wins top Australian journalism prize:

"The WikiLeaks website has won Australian journalism’s most prestigious annual prize—the Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. Chosen by a panel of journalists and photographers, a Walkley is the national equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize in the US."

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Cloak and dollar: how much do security agencies in Australia really need?

Cloak and dollar: how much do security agencies in Australia really need?:

"In an era of evolving threats, judgment calls will continue to rely on the provision of accurate, timely intelligence. But this intelligence does not come cheap."

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Asylum seekers released on bridging visas | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au

Asylum seekers released on bridging visas | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au:

"SOME asylum seekers detained in Darwin are among the first to be released into the community on bridging visas but it will be up to them where they live."

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Mother of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, speaks with the WSWS

Mother of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, speaks with the WSWS:

"Christine Assange, the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, spoke with the World Socialist Web Site last week during US President Barack Obama’s visit to Australia. Early this month, Britain’s High Court dismissed an appeal by Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden on frame-up charges of rape and sexual assault."

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D Notice - WikiSpooks

D Notice - WikiSpooks:

"A voluntary system of D-Notices was also used in Australia starting in 1952 during the Cold War period and were issued by the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Committee. At the first meeting of the Committee, eight D-Notices were issued covering atomic tests in Australia, aspects of naval shipbuilding, official ciphering, the number and deployment of Centurion tanks, troop movements in the Korean War, weapons and equipment information not officially released, aspects of air defence and certain aerial photographs.[3]"

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Detention firm fined $15m for care failure

Detention firm fined $15m for care failure:

"THE multinational company that runs the immigration detention network has been fined $15 million for failing in its duty of care to asylum seekers and for underperformance."

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The plot to get Gough

The plot to get Gough:

"MEDIA baron Rupert Murdoch and former prime minister Malcolm Fraser exchanged secrets, including intelligence information, in efforts to politically destroy Labor leader Gough Whitlam."

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Humphrey McQueen: Obama’s marines not welcome here | Green Left Weekly

Humphrey McQueen: Obama’s marines not welcome here | Green Left Weekly:

"Ten years ago, we were told that we were going to chose who came here. Today, we are exercising that choice by protesting at the arrival of the war and economic criminal Obama."

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Security clearance industry needs a thorough overhaul - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times

Security clearance industry needs a thorough overhaul

- Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times:

"The security clearance industry is just that - an industry. In theory and more often in practice the more sophisticated a society the more efficient and streamlined is the process for obtaining a security clearance."

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Accused cop Simon Artz read terror raid file | The Australian

Accused cop Simon Artz read terror raid file | The Australian:

"A VICTORIA Police detective accused of leaking details of a major anti-terror investigation accessed a computer file listing the targets of the Operation Neath raids 14 minutes before leaving the office to meet with a senior journalist from The Australian."

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Survey: Aussies snub Govt protection programs - Networks - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence

Survey: Aussies snub Govt protection programs

- Networks - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence:

"Symantec has released a report claiming that only half of Australia’s critical infrastructure providers (CIPs) were prepared to cooperate with Federal Government agencies charged with improving their security."

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Detective a 'minnow' in leak on terror raids | The Australian

Detective a 'minnow' in leak on terror raids | The Australian:

"SIMON Overland's public declaration on the morning of the Operation Neath terror raids that he would vigorously pursue the source of a leak to The Australian newspaper created a "toxic high-profile" atmosphere that resulted in detective Simon Artz facing criminal charges rather than internal police discipline."

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Fraser mulled taskforce to probe leaks - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times

Fraser mulled taskforce to probe leaks

- National News - National - General - The Canberra Times:

"Malcolm Fraser's cabinet considered setting up a special panel of investigators to probe the leaking of confidential government information, documents issued by the National Archives show."

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Talking points of Operation Neath disseminated as part of media strategy | The Australian

Talking points of Operation Neath disseminated as part of media strategy | The Australian:

"The committal hearing of Simon Artz, a Victoria Police detective accused of leaking information about the investigation, today heard outlines of Operation Neath were distributed to the media units of Victoria Police, ASIO, the NSW Crime Commission and other agencies so they could start preparing press releases."

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Cyber security a top priority - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Cyber security a top priority - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"There are claims cyber thieves have stolen classified material from the Defence Department as Australia sees a dramatic escalation in cyber attacks."

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Journalist unware of key details of upcoming anti-terror raid | The Australian

Journalist unware of key details of upcoming anti-terror raid | The Australian:

"A JOURNALIST from The Australian who contacted federal police about Melbourne residents supporting Islamic extremists in Somalia did not appear to know key aspects about a major counter-terrorism operation already underway, a court has heard."

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Aussie Defense IT adviser lost a dozen intelligence briefings - Charlotte City Buzz | Examiner.com

Aussie Defense IT adviser lost a dozen intelligence briefings - Charlotte City Buzz | Examiner.com:

"The office of the defense force's top information technology adviser lost a dozen intelligence briefings of the most highly classified level - "above top secret" - in another embarrassing incident for Australia's armed services."

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Security a safe market

Security a safe market:

"THESE days, the surest way to gain acceptance for policy proposals that former Treasury secretary Ken Henry might have called "frankly, bad" is to wrap them in a ''security'' blanket."

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Top cop denies warning over leak | The Australian

Top cop denies warning over leak | The Australian:

"A VICTORIA Police officer cannot recall a conversation he concedes could have occurred in which a subordinate insists he told him their office could have been responsible for the leaking of a counter-terrorism operation with the AFP and ASIO."

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Ever felt like someone is watching you? – seeuinsydney

Ever felt like someone is watching you? – seeuinsydney:

"Australia’s Secret Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) was set up in 1949 has files on over half a million Australians over the years. They have watched and recorded information on suspected of threats to national security, alleged communists, and university student hippies such as movie reviewer David Stratton (I kid you not)."

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AFP split with Victoria Police on terror raid plans | The Australian

AFP split with Victoria Police on terror raid plans

| The Australian:

"A RIFT between senior figures within the Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police over how best to conduct the critical stage of a major anti-terror operation -- including when to raid terror suspects and how best to contain a leak that had compromised the long-standing investigation -- has been revealed in a Melbourne court."

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Sri Lankan refugees believed to be Tamil Tigers | The Australian

Sri Lankan refugees believed to be Tamil Tigers

| The Australian:

"AT least 40 of the 44 boatpeople who have been declared security threats by ASIO are believed to be Sri Lankan Tamils with links to that country's terrorist organisation."

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AFP feared leak could spark terror attack | Herald Sun

AFP feared leak could spark terror attack | Herald Sun:

"THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) held grave fears for public safety when it emerged that details of planned anti-terrorism raids had been leaked to a media outlet, a court has been told."

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National Archives of Australia | ASIO counterespionage on film | Your Memento

National Archives of Australia

| ASIO counterespionage on film | Your Memento:

"National Archives staff often unearth exciting or unusual records from among the millions of items held in the collection. These records are placed on the Archives’ Gems Register. ‘What a gem!’ showcases amazing finds from the Archives’ collection. In this issue, Your Memento presents Legal Resident – an ASIO training film from 1963.

"

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Massive security for Commonwealth meeting in Western Australia

Massive security for Commonwealth meeting in Western Australia:

"Extensive police-state security measures have been adopted in the Western Australian capital of Perth, as part of state and federal government preparations for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this weekend. CHOGM consists of the leaders of Britain and its former colonies."

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US Cables show former Solomons minister Chan was key partner

US Cables show former Solomons minister Chan was key partner:

"Classified US diplomatic cables from 2006 show that the US enjoyed close contacts with the foreign minister at the time, Laurie Chan."

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US, Aus spy exposed

US, Aus spy exposed:

"CLASSIFIED US diplomatic cables from 2006, recently published by WikiLeaks, have finally revealed that Australia and the United States have highly protected local intelligence sources in the Solomon Islands."

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Most important to avoid the perception of crony capitalism | The Australian

Most important to avoid the perception of crony capitalism

| The Australian:

"WHILE there is a tradition of former bureaucrats moving to business or even politics, Ken Henry provides an interesting challenge to Australian governance.

"

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Persons Of Interest – ASIO surveillance 1949 -1980 « Art Blart

Persons Of Interest – ASIO surveillance 1949 -1980 « Art Blart:

"Curator Naomi Cass
Artists ASIO de-classified photos and footage, Denis Beaubois (France/Australia), Luc Delahaye (France), Cherine Fahd (Australia), Percy Grainger (Australia/USA), Bill Henson (Australia), Sonia Leber and David Chesworth (Australia), Walid Raad (Lebanon/USA), Kohei Yoshiyuki (Japan)"

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India's absence a serious failure | The Australian

India's absence a serious failure | The Australian:

"NEXT week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth is already shaping up as something of a diplomatic failure for the Gillard government. There are two key indicators of this. The first, and most significant, is that Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, the largest and most important Commonwealth nation, is not attending."

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Security out in force as world leaders meet

Security out in force as world leaders meet:

"A RELATIVELY small group of university students, left-wing demonstrators and human rights activists will be confronted with one of Australia's biggest security operations in Perth during next week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting."

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ASIO war on illegal fishing | Crikey

ASIO war on illegal fishing | Crikey:

"This week at Estimates, there was a sequel to the circumstances around the passage of the “WikiLeaks” amendment earlier this year that expanded ASIO’s powers to gather foreign intelligence to incorporate not merely “non-state actors” but virtually anything relating to Australia or its interests, including commercial interests."

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Air marshals cut from the skies as cost cutting bites | thetelegraph.com.au

Air marshals cut from the skies as cost cutting bites

| thetelegraph.com.au:

"ARMED guards on planes will fly almost entirely on international routes after the axing of 36 air marshals."

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ASIO gradually “going dark” with intercept targets - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives

ASIO gradually “going dark” with intercept targets

- CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives:

"The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is “gradually ‘going dark’” on its telecommunications intercept capabilities, referring to the challenge law enforcement have intercepting peer-to-peer, web and Skype like communications"

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Australia: Ongoing conspiracy of silence over SIEV X tragedy

Australia: Ongoing conspiracy of silence over SIEV X tragedy:

"A decade ago, on October 19, 2001, a seriously overcrowded 19-metre vessel, later known as SIEV X and carrying 400 refugees from the Middle East and North Africa, broke up and sank in international waters between Indonesia and Australia’s Christmas Island. Three hundred and fifty-three people, including 146 children and 142 women, drowned. Most were attempting to rejoin their husbands and fathers on Temporary Protection Visas in Australia but legally denied family reunion rights."

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$14m Canberra crisis centre a cyberwar defence - Networks - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence

$14m Canberra crisis centre a cyberwar defence

- Networks - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Business Intelligence:

"A $14 million Crisis Coordination Centre has opened in the Federal Attorney-General’s Department to deal with large cyber and terror attacks and natural disasters."

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I spy? Or do you? - Secret Canberra - The Canberra Times

I spy? Or do you? - Secret Canberra

- The Canberra Times:

"t's that time of the year. Spring has well and truly sprung. The mysterious white fluff is floating around. And annual reports are sprouting all over town."

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The Infidel Diaries » Biased media reporting on ASIO report.

The Infidel Diaries » Biased media reporting on ASIO report.:

"Several papers reported on the tabling of the annual ASIO security report. "

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Howard aides linked to Habib rendition

Howard aides linked to Habib rendition:

"OFFICIALS who worked under the then Prime Minister, John Howard, were ''directly involved in decision-making'' about the arrest and rendition to Egypt of the terrorism suspect Mamdouh Habib, a top-level inquiry into the affair has found."

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Govt releases bomb chemicals guide

Govt releases bomb chemicals guide:

"The federal government has launched a guide to help retail staff avoid selling chemicals that could be turned into bombs."

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Extremists' eyes on Australia: ASIO | Adelaide Now

Extremists' eyes on Australia: ASIO

| Adelaide Now:

"ASIO warns there are concerns extremist may generate a Norwegian style massacre here, David Jean writes."

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Australian Labor News - Let's move Australia forward

Australian Labor News - Let's move Australia forward:

"Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Report to Parliament 2010-11, which was tabled this afternoon."

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Funding shortfall keeps spies in the cold - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times

Funding shortfall keeps spies in the cold

- National News - National - General - The Canberra Times:

"Australia's spy agency believes it cannot sustain current intelligence operations without more government funding, and has said its new $600 million headquarters in Russell could need further upgrading."

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ASIO develops an anti-terrorism analytical tool to fight violent extremism | The Australian

ASIO develops an anti-terrorism analytical tool to fight violent extremism

| The Australian:

"THE Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has developed a new analytical technique to help identify international activities that may lead to violent extremism within Australia."

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Snapped in the moment - forever

Snapped in the moment - forever:

"Illuminating, bracing, memorable, damning and disquieting. The camera can reveal lives and lies, sometimes best kept hidden."

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Australia, ASIS, ASIO, Federal Police and Military Downright Incompetent!

Australia, ASIS, ASIO, Federal Police and Military Downright Incompetent!:

"ASIO and Australian Federal Police are supposeto protect Australia internally from threats or attacks, AustralianMilitary are suppose to protect Australia from invasion fromanother country."

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Police tail Sydney's jihad gang | thetelegraph.com.au

Police tail Sydney's jihad gang

| thetelegraph.com.au

: "AN EXTREMIST Islamic group suspected of planning a crime spree across Sydney to raise money for the Taliban has been uncovered by counter-terrorism police."

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Al-Qaeda bomb plotter reported killed in Yemen

Al-Qaeda bomb plotter reported killed in Yemen:

"ANWAR al-Awlaki, a US-born Islamic cleric who masterminded the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit on December 25, 2009, is believed to have been killed in Yemen, the country's Defence Ministry said last night."

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Man charged over ram raid was on security watch list

Man charged over ram raid was on security watch list:

"A YOUNG Sydney man accused of links to a dangerous al-Qaeda preacher has expressed a desire to go to Afghanistan, according to Australian intelligence."

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Man with terror links held after raid

Man with terror links held after raid:

"A SYDNEY man with ''demonstrated connections'' to one of the world's most dangerous terrorist preachers has been arrested by Sydney police over allegations he broke into a cash machine."

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The spy who came out as Klod | The Australian

The spy who came out as Klod

| The Australian:

"WALTER Seddon Clayton was the spymaster who ran Australia's network of KGB spies from 1944 to 1950."

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Police secrets & ASIO spies unveiled

Police secrets & ASIO spies unveiled:

"What secret files do ASIO have on our most famous Australians? Secret spies, ASIO & civil liberties is focus of a lecture by Dr Meredith Burgmann, who talks with John Stanley on the secrets behind our intriguing spy agency."

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Code red: the cyber spy threat

Code red: the cyber spy threat:

"Both the head of ASIO, Director-General of Security David Irvine, and the Attorney-General Robert McClelland, have recently become more vocal about the cyber threat."

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Security check warning on Malaysian refugee swap plan

Security check warning on Malaysian refugee swap plan

| The Australian:

"AUSTRALIA'S peak government watchdog has questioned the ability of Australia to complete security checks within a reasonable time on the 4000 refugees Labor wants to accept under its Malaysian refugee swap."

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Defence scrambles to weed out false security clearances - Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia

Defence scrambles to weed out false security clearances

- Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia:

"Thousands of security clearances performed by the Defence Security Authority in Brisbane and cleared by the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation may need to be rechecked following systematic failures in the agency’s vetting process"

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Templestowe author's brush with a spy - Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Manningham Leader

Templestowe author's brush with a spy

- Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Manningham Leader

"TEMPLESTOWE author Bill Wakeling was 11 years old when a brush with an ASIO agent left him with a love for all things espionage."

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“Insidious” cyber chaos too fast for ASIO - director-general, David Irvine, cyber threats, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 2nd national cyberwarfare conference - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives

“Insidious” cyber chaos too fast for ASIO - director-general, David Irvine, cyber threats, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 2nd national cyberwarfare conference - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives: "Despite massive funding increases and greater cooperation from federal and state law enforcement agencies, Australia's security chief predicts the intelligence community will continue to struggle with new technology."

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CPA - The Guardian - #1519

CPA - The Guardian - #1519: "In a betrayal of Australian interests and our future security, decisions at last week’s AUSMIN talks, the annual meeting of Australian and US foreign and defence ministers, risk bringing war to our doorstep. As more US ships, aircraft and troops move from North Asia to the southern hemisphere to be based at Australian military facilities, the level of Australian military integration with an aggressive and destabilising US government will rise, further undermining Australia’s independence and security."

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Thousands of Defence security checks have to be done again

Thousands of Defence security checks have to be done again: "THE Defence Department has launched an urgent investigation of security clearances, after an internal inquiry found thousands of clearances could have been issued to people based partly on fabricated information."

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Lateline - 20/09/2011: Illusory entries were workarounds: Smith

Lateline - 20/09/2011: Illusory entries were workarounds: Smith: "Defence Minister Stephen Smith speaks to Lateline about the internal review into the Defence Security Authority and the workarounds needed to ensure compatibility with ASIO computer systems."

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Terror cells in Sydney and Melbourne connected - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Terror cells in Sydney and Melbourne connected - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "It can now be revealed that Australia's largest terrorist network involved a group of men from Sydney as well as Melbourne. Operation Pendennis uncovered the network headed by a radical Melbourne cleric, Abdul Nacer Benbrika. PM can now reveal the groups were all working together when ASIO, the Australian Federal Police, Victorian police and New South Wales police uncovered the plot in 2005."

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Home-grown radicals a concern - ASIO | News.com.au

Home-grown radicals a concern - ASIO | News.com.au: "THREATS to Australia's security are still very real with the nation's security chief concerned about 'radicalised' Australians and lone wolf types."

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Last online of defence: why is ANZUS prepping for a cyber war?

Last online of defence: why is ANZUS prepping for a cyber war?: "The treaty extension allows the US and Australia to use technology to cooperate in the event of a large-scale cyber attack."

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ASIO 'vital' to state security

ASIO 'vital' to state security: "THE end of the Cold War has seen the rise of a new and many-hued threat to Australia, including right-wing extremists, online hackers, criminal syndicates, people smugglers and terrorists, according to the head of ASIO."

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ASIO head giving University law lecture

ASIO head giving University law lecture: "Head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) David Irvine AO will be at the University of Adelaide's Elder Hall on Monday evening to present a public lecture, the 2011 John Bray Oration."

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Spy vs Spy: ASIO chief spooked by cyber spies

Spy vs Spy: ASIO chief spooked by cyber spies: "THE advent of cyber espionage is serving only to reinvigorate the craft of espionage, making such spying easier than ever, the ASIO chief, David Irvine, said."

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Yet another free pass for Aussie spooks - Senator Scott Ludlam, government, Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, cybercrime, convention on cybercrime, ASIO - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives

Yet another free pass for Aussie spooks - Senator Scott Ludlam, government, Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, cybercrime, convention on cybercrime, ASIO - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives: "Something doesn't add up. ASIO is doing pretty well. So are our police. Australians sleep safer in their beds than ever before. Yet the government is rushing to pass new laws to "protect" us so fast they're even forgetting the widgets that make them work."

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AUSTRALIA’S ASIO. THE FARCE CONTINUES. « And That's The Way It Is

AUSTRALIA’S ASIO. THE FARCE CONTINUES. « And That's The Way It Is: "In recent days, the Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), David Irvine, did a rare public interview on the Australian ABC television network. Not only was it a rare interview, it was also a rather unconvincing one given ASIO’s track record of incompetency despite the domestic spy agency having legislative powers that would make any self-respecting banana republic blush."

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ASIO investigating more terror threats than ever - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

ASIO investigating more terror threats than ever - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Australia's top spy has revealed the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is investigating more potential threats than ever before."

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Ten years on, al-Qa'ida still a threat, says Stephen Smith | The Australian

Ten years on, al-Qa'ida still a threat, says Stephen Smith | The Australian: "AL-QA'IDA still has the desire to obtain weapons of mass destruction, and the prospect of terrorists gaining such weapons remains a high priority security threat, according to Defence Minister Stephen Smith."

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EDITORIAL: Terror war far from over | Courier Mail

EDITORIAL: Terror war far from over | Courier Mail: "A DECADE ago then prime minister John Howard called the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington an "act of bastardry" against the US and what its people stood for."

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Australia By The Indian Ocean: al Qaeda nuclear threat to New York? Scenarios to consider.

Australia By The Indian Ocean: al Qaeda nuclear threat to New York? Scenarios to consider.: "Most of the thinking and writing about non-state actors acquiring nuclear weapons appears to have concerned al Qaeda (AQ) due to AQ's"

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Calls for terrorism laws overhaul : World News Australia on SBS

Calls for terrorism laws overhaul : World News Australia on SBS: "The laws were introduced by the Howard Government in 2003 and 2005, after a number of terror attacks, including the Bali bombings in 2002 in which 88 Australians were killed. They gave the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) the power to detain people without charge, trial or conviction and conduct compulsory questioning for information gathering."

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Attorney General's Department - 4 September 2011 - New national security awareness campaign

Attorney General's Department - 4 September 2011 - New national security awareness campaign: "Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the start of a new advertising campaign to promote the National Security Hotline over the next month."

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Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government over Google?

Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government over Google?: "Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government instead of Google?"

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The thinking man's approach to university

The thinking man's approach to university: "So no one was more surprised than Beard himself when he opted to switch from a law degree to one in philosophy. ''If someone had said to me, 'When you go to uni, you're going to be studying philosophy,' I would have ridiculed them out of the room because it wasn't something that I aspired to do or had any interest in whatsoever - in fact, quite the contrary,'' the 22-year-old-says."

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ASIO checking for WikiLeaks compromises | Herald Sun

ASIO checking for WikiLeaks compromises | Herald Sun: "ASIO and other government agencies are sifting through leaked documents to determine the impact on Australian interests of a cyberattack on WikiLeaks."

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PressTV - Refugees protest at abuse in Australia

PressTV - Refugees protest at abuse in Australia: "“We've got people who've been found to have valid refugee claims, established by Australia's own processes, yet the government has now turned around, saying these people, as a result of a mysterious ASIO process, are deemed a security threat and will therefore need to stay in detention indefinitely where they're going to be subjected to all sorts of degradation and abuse,” he asserted. "

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ASIO spy named in global breach of WikiLeaks cables

ASIO spy named in global breach of WikiLeaks cables: "THE entire unedited collection of diplomatic cables held by WikiLeaks has been revealed on the internet, in what is a worst-case scenario for the United States and a damaging blow to the whistleblowing website."

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Six women in danger dossier

Six women in danger dossier: "SIX women living in Australia have been linked by US intelligence agencies to an al-Qaeda plot to recruit women for terrorist attacks, according to a diplomatic cable discussing Australian links to the international jihadi organisation."

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WikiLeaks cables on Australia: highlights from WikiLeaks cables released on Australia | Crikey

WikiLeaks cables on Australia: highlights from WikiLeaks cables released on Australia | Crikey: "
After a stoush with Jonathan Holmes on Twitter last night after Media Watch accused Fairfax of hoarding diplomatic cables for commercial purposes, WikiLeaks promised overnight to make public all available Australian cables. And just after 11.30am AEST, after an abortive released of all the Viennese cables, it released the remaining Australian cables. Here are some highlights so far, which will be updated as we go through them:"

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