DDOS attacks and malware: GCHQ uses same tactics as Anonymous - Snowden leak — RT News

 "British intelligence has its own hacker subdivision that uses questionable practices for hunting down enemies of the state, reveals a new leak from Edward Snowden. GCHQ is fighting Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivists with DDoS attacks and malware."



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Rental House for Rent Thornlie, WA 1/1 Chesterton Drive

"Neat 3x1 with enclosed courtyard, aircon Mitsubishi r/c in main bedroom and older style Goldstar a/c in lounge, gas hotplate-Lofra, electric wall oven-Chef, manual retic, single open carport, RCDC's installed, hardwired smoke alarms installed,opposite Forest Lakes Shopping Centre."



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5 Jooleen Way Thornlie WA 6108 - House for Sale #116027403 - realestate.com.au

"Just another family home for sale at Ray white Southern Star. Great 3 bedroom home with semi- en-suite bathroom. Comfortable living areas, wood flooring, air conditioning. Kitchen over looking the patio and neat courtyard. Under cover parking for 2 cars. Handy Location. Recommended viewing.IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SELLING OR BUY PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL"



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Call for safeguards to ASIO assessments

"Refugees should be allowed to challenge negative ASIO security assessments, a Senate inquiry has been told."



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NZ spy agency in illegal Kim Dotcom wiretap 'deletes key evidence' ahead of hearing — RT News

"Megaupload founder and web tycoon Kim Dotcom has accused the New Zealand spy agency of getting rid of the information necessary for his $6.9 million damages hearing."



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SBS On Demand | TV and Online Video - Persons Of Interest S1 Ep1

"In each episode of this new Walkley-nominated series, a 'person of interest' is given their previously secret ASIO intelligence file and asked to explain the allegations contained in it. The program unravels a unique personal, political and cultural history of Australia that still resonates in a world gripped by controversial figures like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. The series uncovers never-before-seen photographs and covert surveillance film recorded by ASIO. Tonight's premiere episode features author and journalist Roger Milliss. The Milliss family was gradually torn apart as father and son, both Communists, argued the differing paths to Socialism. (Part 1 of 4) (From Australia) (Documentary) PG CC"



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NSA, GCHQ, accused of hacking Belgian smartcard crypto guru • The Register Forums

"Professor Jean-Jacques Quisquater, a Belgian cryptographer whose work is said to have informed card payment systems worldwide, has reportedly become the victim of a spear-phishing attack by the NSA and/or GCHQ. Belgium's De Standaaard reports that Professor Quisquater clicked on a fake LinkedIn invitation that infected his …"



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Hackers sue Merkel and entire German government over NSA spying — RT News

"Europe’s largest association of hackers has filed a criminal complaint against the German government for aiding foreign spying by NSA and GCHQ, and violating the right to citizens’ privacy, basing their case on leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden."



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Intelligence agencies should be subject to FoI, says information commissioner | World news | theguardian.com

"Australia’s information commissioner has called for intelligence agencies to be subject to freedom of information laws and has expressed concern about “mixed messages” on open government and transparency."



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Facebook, Google, others unveil national security request details — RT USA

"Some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley have unveiled data regarding the national security requests they have received from the US government, detailing how many requests they receive, how many the company responds to, and other details."



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Radicalised Muslims bring the jihad back home

"A reinvigorated radical Islam is flourishing as people - including Australians - travel to Syria to fight against the al-Assad regime."



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Would East Timor documents upset Indonesia? | SBS News

"The federal government is fighting declassification of documents which it argues may inflame already tense relations with Indonesia."



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DIGO: Careers

"DIGO is looking for talented and enthusiastic graduates from a range of disciplines to join our graduate program in Canberra. The DIGO Intelligence Development Program (DIDP) is carefully managed to introduce participants to the range of analytical areas in DIGO."



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Threat Of An Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attack On Australia Has 'Worsened', Says Officials | Business Insider

 "As the number of Australians involved in terrorist organisations in Syria reaches 200, US intelligence chief James Clapper says the terror groups are “[training] people to go back to their countries and conduct terrorist acts”"



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A gentleman in an unforgiving world

In those days, senior officers could say in hushed tones that the greatest single threat to national security consisted of civilians in their own department. I always thought it particularly comical that two often nominated examples - Alan Wrigley and John Moten - ended up as head of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, where, likewise, they considerably sharpened the quality of arguments, evidence and debate."



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Australians flocking to Syrian frontline, warn experts | SBS News

"Some experts say there are more Australians journeying to Syria to participate in the ongoing conflict than any other Western nation. So why are they going and what will they do with the experience?"



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In Conversation with Erik Jensen: full transcript

"Some non-journalist publishers think that you can get ASIO files at a drop of a hat and you can’t. "



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How 'Angry Birds' could have kept NSA spooks away | The Times of Israel

"After revelations that spymasters monitored apps for user information, AppSec is gearing up for a rush of new customers"



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"Trusted Client provides secure mobile access to networks and data, reducing the risk of data loss and insecure access. Trusted Client provides data protection functionality for user data at rest and for transferring user data between the trusted environment and an authorised IP address."



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"The High Grade Silicon Data Vault (HGSDV) is a hardware-based hard disk drive encryption product that can be used to reduce the classification and storage requirements of classified data at rest. Data protection is provided by the AES-128 cryptographic algorithm. To log in to a laptop containing a HGSDV a user must provide two factors of authentication, a password and an appropriate CD token."



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"The Cisco 800, 1900, 2900, 3900 Series Integrated Service Routers (ISR) TOE is a purpose-built, routing platform that includes firewall and VPN functionality."



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Serco wants tough new measures to deal with escapees | Perth Now

"T4 is the group within ASIO - the country's spy agency - that provides security advice on potential threats of espionage, sabotage and politically motivated violence."



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Lenovo's IBM server + Motorola buys will raise new security questions - Delimiter

"However, it’s still important to note that these acquisitions will be a closely watched issue for some IT security types in Australia — especially in the Federal Government, and especially in Defence. As an issue, this one hasn’t gone away just yet; and it won’t until companies like Lenovo and Huawei are allowed into key Australian Government areas."



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Much-loved mentor, muse and matriarch

"Nita Murray-Smith, a woman of sharp intelligence, indomitable spirit and classic style, was farewelled at the State Library of Victoria on June 28, 2013, in a tribute attended by several hundred friends and admirers. Her mortal remains were taken by her family to Erith Island, her spiritual home, in January 2014 - to join her adored husband's."



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The rainbow, the cross and the crescent clash in the Australian Defence Force - On Line Opinion - 31/1/2014

" Australian Defence Force (ADF) has tackled determined opponents over the past 15 years in Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. While weary, it is now battle-hardened and enjoys strong public support. However, these achievements are at risk from a more insidious threat: political correctness. If defeated, the ADF will be weakened morally and mentally and lose the support of ordinary Australians."



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Radicalised Muslims bring the jihad back home

"A reinvigorated radical Islam is flourishing as people - including Australians - travel to Syria to fight against the al-Assad regime."



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Don't get me excited, son

"The images recently cropped up on the fascinating SBS series Persons of Interest, directed by Hadyn Keenan. The series focuses on a number of Australians with ASIO files. A lot of recently released ASIO surveillance footage from the 1940s through to 1970s is featured, with all sorts of faces appearing in the frames. Including Len's."



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ASIO surveillance in ‘Persons of Interest’ - Documentary series charts the history of Australia's intelligence-gathering operations | Mark McKenna | The Monthly

"It rises five storeys above Canberra’s Parkes Way, barely 200 metres from Lake Burley Griffin: a curved wall of glass surrounded by a chain-wire fence crowned with barbed wire. The latest monument to Australia’s surveillance state stands empty; its occupation by 1800 staff has apparently been delayed by the building’s “high-security requirements”."



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Rovio Denies Collaborating with NSA, GCHQ

"Rovio Entertainment, the software company behind the mega-popular “Angry Birds” game franchise, denied in an official statement that it knowingly shares data with the NSA, Britain’s GCHQ, or any other national intelligence agency."



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Web Semantics: a glossary of the key terms in the NSA-GCHQ Snowden leaks | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com

"“Computer Network Exploitation (CNE)

“The term used by the NSA to refer to efforts to exploit data gathered from its targets."



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NSA, GCHQ YouTube and Facebook mass spying programs revealed | BGR

"More documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden detail another bulk data collection spying initiative that consists of monitoring services like Facebook and Google’s YouTube and Blogger in order to accurately observe trends with the general, worldwide population, and even predict certain events. NBC News has obtained a copy of a presentation delivered by GCHQ to the NSA in 2012 that details a “Squeaky Dolphin” mass surveillance program – a real-time user and data collection initiative that monitors YouTube views, Facebook likes and Blogspot or Blogger visits for analysis."



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Category:Australia - WikiLeaks

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WikiLeaks - The Spyfiles #3

"Today, Wednesday 4 September 2013 at 1600 UTC, WikiLeaks released ’Spy Files #3’ – 249 documents from 92 global intelligence contractors. These documents reveal how, as the intelligence world has privatised, US, EU and developing world intelligence agencies have rushed into spending millions on next-generation mass surveillance technology to target communities, groups and whole populations"



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‘Our views are far apart’: German chancellor slams US, UK over spying — RT News

"Countries spying on their allies sow distrust that could result in less, rather than more security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned. She particularly referred to the surveillance and spying activities by the US and the UK."



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Facebook - Damien Minton Gallery

"Gary Foley called into the Damien Minton Gallery to check the Persons Of Interest surveillance photos yesterday. The show is on until Saturday. If you get the chance call in. 583 Elizabeth St. Cleveland St. Redfern"



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'Spying Birds': Hackers deface Angry Birds website following NSA revelations — RT News

"Hackers briefly vandalized the website of popular mobile game Angry Birds after revelations that its users’ data has been leaked to the NSA. But the app’s Finnish maker has hit out at accusations that it is helping spy agencies."



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Top lawyer to MPs: GCHQ mass surveillance largely illegal — RT News

"A substantial part of the GCHQ’s dragnet snooping program is most likely illegal and was approved by government ministers despite breaching human rights and surveillance laws, a legal analysis requested by British MPs has found, The Guardian reports."



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"Pointsec PC Version 4.3 is a hard disk encryption application. It is a software based security product for the Microsoft Windows based PC platform that employs both boot authentication and transparent disk encryption to provide protection of information resources stored on fixed media in a workstation or laptop. Multiple user authentication mechanisms are supported, including fixed passwords, dynamic/challenge-response authentication, smart cards, and remote help. Successful authentication is required before the operating system is allowed to boot."



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ASIO raids: Australia accuses East Timor of 'frankly, offensive' remarks - Netherlands - News - Islands Business magazine

"THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS ---- Australia has accused East Timor of making "frankly, offensive" remarks before the International Court of Justice about Attorney-General George Brandis, as its lawyers suggested the tiny nation may have encouraged the commitment of a serious crime here."



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ASIO raids: Australia accuses East Timor of 'frankly, offensive' remarks - Netherlands - News - Islands Business magazine

"THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS ---- Australia has accused East Timor of making "frankly, offensive" remarks before the International Court of Justice about Attorney-General George Brandis, as its lawyers suggested the tiny nation may have encouraged the commitment of a serious crime here."



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"Encryptor modem operating at 2400 or 9600bps. Approved models C860001 and C860011."



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EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) is a solution that enables the network infrastructure to enforce security policies on all devices seeking to access network computing resources."



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Facebook - Finale episode - Frank Hardy

"Tonight's finale of PERSONS OF INTEREST is Frank Hardy.

Hardy's book Power Without Glory was the beginning of ASIO's war on Australian culture. Writers, artists, Filmmakers, folk singers and actors all became targets. "



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NT Police listen in to the tune of $1 million | Herald Sun

NT POLICE spent nearly $1 million listening in to Territorians' communications and accessed telephone and internet records more than 3000 times last financial year, according to a federal Attorney-General's Department report."



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Persons of Interest revives Cold War politics and the ASIO debate

The screening of the documentary series Persons of Interest on SBS, in which former targets of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) surveillance examine their files, has prompted some spirited public debate on the role of ASIO during the Cold War period in Australia."



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How East Timor made our new G-G | Sky News Australia

"But his springboard was East Timor where he gained enormous respect and affection as head of INTERFET, the multinational peacekeeping force during the country's traumatic transition to independence."



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GCHQ taught NSA how to monitor Facebook, Twitter in real time – Snowden leak — RT USA

"British intelligence officials can infiltrate the very cables that transfer information across the internet as well as monitor users in real time on sites like Facebook without the company's consent, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden."



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​NSA, GCHQ use phone apps to scoop user data — RT News

"The US National Security Agency and its UK counterpart, GCHQ, have the ability to harvest sensitive personal data from phone apps that transmit users’ data across the web, such as the extremely popular Angry Birds game."



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Leadership team – National Archives of Australia

"He left Business Synetics in 2002 to join ASIO as it was embarking on an extraordinary period of growth and change. For five years he held the position of CIO, driving innovation in technical infrastructure, analytical capability and digital information management. "



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Brandis moves to protect what Australia knew of Indonesian war crimes

"Federal Attorney-General George Brandis has moved to block the release of secret archives that would reveal the Australian government's knowledge of Indonesian war crimes in East Timor."



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Documentary puts author back in spotlight | The Standard

 "CONTROVERSIAL Koroit-born author Frank Hardy will return to the spotlight with a documentary about his secret service file, two decades after his death."



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Ex-spy chief Ian McKenzie stands by SBY mission | The Australian

"THE former head of the Australian intelligence agency at the centre of the Indonesian spy controversy has broken his silence to defend the integrity of his agency and staff, saying they worked ethically and within the law. "



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NSA devises radio pathway into computers isolated from web

"The US has targeted Unit 61398, the Shanghai-based Chinese army unit believed to be responsible for many of the biggest cyber attacks on the US, in an effort to see attacks being prepared. With Australia's help, one NSA document suggests, the US has also focused on another specific Chinese army unit."



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International Court of Justice adjudicating on troubled waters

"In the International Court of Justice this week, as lawyers from Australia and East Timor traded barbs and legal argument in equal measure, the emotions have been raw."



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Abbott putting our forces' reputation at risk

"PROBABLY the most damaging aspect of the Abbott government's handling of foreign affairs in its first four months in office is the harm done to the reputation of the Australian Defence Force."



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East Timor: Oil and troubled borders

"Amid claims of bullying and spying, an international court must decide if Australia has acted fairly in its dealings with East Timor."



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ASIO storms Damien Minton Gallery | artsHub Australia

"Soviet Defector Mrs Evdokia Petrov on the beach in Sydney with an ASIO officer, 1954. Courtesy Smart Street Films."



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ASIO raids: Australia accuses East Timor of 'frankly, offensive' remarks

"Australia has accused East Timor of making "frankly, offensive" remarks before the International Court of Justice about Attorney-General George Brandis, as its lawyers suggested the tiny nation may have encouraged the commitment of a serious crime here."



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Timor pours oil on spy fire | The Australian

"IT was a case of saving the best to last. On the third and final day of the proceedings brought by East Timor before the International Court of Justice in The Hague this week, vice-president Bernardo Sepulveda Amor put what seemed like a very tough question to Australia's phalanx of 15 legal representatives."



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UN court hears East Timor case against Australia | SBS News

"Australia has promised to return documents concerning the jointly managed undersea oil and gas fields with East Timor, if they aren't a security threat.  "



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Australia defends raid on East Timor lawyer | SBS News

"Australia has defended its agents' raid on the office of a lawyer for East Timor last month as a legitimate defence of Australian national security."



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Canberra accused of unprecedented and improper conduct

"East Timor has launched an assault on Australia's global reputation, and raised some ''novel'' points of international law, as it pressed the International Court of Justice to order the return of documents seized during raids by ASIO on the offices of the country's lawyer last month."



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Australia cites national security in E. Timor spy row - Yahoo!7

The Hague (AFP) - "National security" concerns prompted Australia to raid the offices of a lawyer representing East Timor in a spy row over an oil and gas treaty, the United Nations' top court heard Tuesday."



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Declassified Photos Reveal How ASIO Spent Time Spying On '70s Actors, Writers & Journalists | Business Insider

"In later life, journalist PP “Paddy” McGuinness forged a reputation as a blistering right-wing columnist. But he started out with left leanings, which were a bit of a worry to Australia’s domestic spy agency, ASIO, who had a file on McGuinness among an estimated 500,000 citizens they had under surveillance through the middle of the 20th Century."



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ASIO Took It – But Was It Timor’s or Australia’s? | The Global Mail

ASIO Took It – But Was It Timor’s or Australia’s? | The Global Mail: "At the International Court of Justice, a judge asked, basically, whether big, rich Australia had pinched stuff that belonged to tiny, poor East Timor?"



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SBS On Demand | TV and Online Video - Persons Of Interest S1 Ep3

"Gary Foley - Each episode, an Australian 'person of interest' is given their previously secret ASIO intelligence file and discusses their time under ASIO surveillance. The series uncovers never-before-seen photographs and covert surveillance film recorded by ASIO. For the first time, 'persons of interest' and former ASIO officers and agents reveal the powerful stories within the files. Tonight profiles high profile Aboriginal activist Gary Foley who was a member of the Black Power Movement and a leader in the fight for land rights and social justice. (From Australia) (Documentary) (Part 3 of 4) M CC"



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Controversial Sheikh Haron faces accessory to ex-wife s murder charge - Yahoo!7

"A self-proclaimed sheikh has faced Parramatta Local Court over the death of his ex-wife in Sydney's west."



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ASIO and NT cops spied on, meddled with careers of Territorians | NT News

"NEWS
ASIO and NT cops spied on, meddled with careers of Territorians
EXCLUSIVE BY ALISON BEVEGE NT NEWS JANUARY 21, 2014 2:04PM 10

AUSTRALIA'S secret service spied on Territorians - including the NT News editor - files released under the Archives Act show.


ASIO photos released under the Archives Act, of 'people of interest' at a rally in 1976. Source: Supplied
Dozens of Territory citizens including current federal MP Warren Snowdon, former NT News editor Jim Bowditch, pearling magnate Nick Paspaley Sr and activist Rob Wesley-Smith were the subjects of ASIO surveillance, Cold War-era files released after a request from Mr Wesley-Smith."



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ASIO raids: Australia accuses East Timor of 'frankly, offensive' remarks

"Australia has accused East Timor of making "frankly, offensive" remarks before the International Court of Justice about Attorney-General George Brandis, as its lawyers suggested the tiny nation may have encouraged the commitment of a serious crime here."



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Claims ASIO, CIT spied on Canberra student dismissed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"A student who claimed ASIO and the Canberra Institute of Technology were spying on her, has had her case thrown out."



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Spies wasted on opinions | NT News

"COLD War-era files released recently under the Archives Act reveal that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) spied on dozens of Territory citizens back in the 1970s."



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Inside the Muslim youth group accused of radical connections - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"A Muslim youth organisation in Queensland that says it steers young men away from crime and jihad is facing allegations of radical and controversial associations, including to a notorious bikie and an alleged suicide bomber."



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Spies behind trees is a national farce

"The four-part series Persons of Interest on SBS has taken me back to the days when I was put under surveillance by ASIO agents. As has been noted by various academics, including David McKnight, ASIO's incompetence was legendary. This point was only emphasised after my partner and I spent a few days in the National Archives reading room going through the 25 folders that ASIO had kept on me. At times we had to contain ourselves from laughing."



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Islamic outreach group Ummah United says ASIO risks radicalising young Muslims in need of mentors - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"It was the "gangster feel" of Muslim outreach organisation Ummah United that caught the eye of Tayyab Khan."



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TV review: Nothing nice about naughty ASIO files

"The first surveillance state we are introduced to is supposedly benign: as children we are told that Santa is keeping an eye on us, for the purposes of his naughty or nice files. But as documented in Persons of Interest (SBS One, 8.30pm), it turns out that Australia's national security service, ASIO, spent decades compiling its own lists, on which everyone it cast a glance at was very, very naughty."



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Ghosts and Memory Sticks: Court Hears East Timor Case Against ASIO Swoop | The Global Mail

"Timor accuses Australia of spying during lead up to the countries’ landmark 2006 oil and gas treaty – and of seizing evidence from a whistleblower witness backing up their claims. Now Timor wants it back. Inside day one of a polite but firm hearing at The Hague."



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George Brandis vows not to read documents ASIO seized

"Attorney-General George Brandis has given an extraordinary undertaking not to read highly sensitive documents seized by ASIO agents in a raid on East Timor's lawyer last year as Australia tries to thwart the fledgling nation's bid in the International Court of Justice to have the material returned."



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East Timor calls on The Hague to condemn ASIO raids

"East Timor has called on the International Court of Justice to deliver a "clear, firm and severe" condemnation of Australia for using ASIO agents to raid the office of its Canberra-based lawyer."



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Public Interest Disclosures: DIO Defence Intelligence Organisation

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) commenced on 15 January 2014. The PID Act encourages and facilitates the disclosure of information by both current and former public officials about suspected wrongdoing in the public sector. You can find out more about the PID Act at Commonwealth Ombudsman: Public Interest Disclosure Scheme."

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20 minutes - The answers to the NSA scandal - News

"The so-called "Five Eyes". These are allies, which coordinate the monitoring. These include the United States (National Security Agency), United Kingdom (with the Government Communications Headquarters), Australia (Defence Signals Directorate), Canada (Communications Security establishment Canada) and New Zealand (Government Communications Security Bureau).
The major programs leading to the be used monitoring and evaluation of electronic media glad Prism, tenses and Echelon."

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Coalition defies Jakarta on boats | The Australian

"THE Abbott government will continue to turn asylum boats at sea despite fresh demands from Jakarta that the practice be suspended until Australia provides "clarification" about previous cross-border incursions."

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East Timor, Australia, and Arbitration in The Hague |-world-| Tempo.co

"TEMPO.CO , Dili -   East Timor has asked the International Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, Australia ordered to return all documents confiscated in a raid at the office of a lawyer, Bernard Collaery, in Canberra, in December 2013 then. "

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Concern that young Australians drawn to Syrian conflict are 'being exploited' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The New South Wales Community Relations Commission has expressed concern that young Australians who are drawn into overseas conflicts are being exploited."

'via Blog this'

No defence for targeted people as spymasters call tune

"THE DEATH of former Labor minister and long-time senator Arthur Gietzelt a fortnight ago was greeted in some media with much commentary on his links with the Communist Party of Australia."

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With Sophie on board, what of the Fleet of Foolishness? | OPINION | The Border Mail

"The strange thing is, as the government prepares its first budget and has set up the National Commission of Audit, one of the biggest, most dysfunctional, most wasteful and most misguided proposed programs has not even been mentioned."

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East Timor demands Australia return documents - The Washington Post

CANBERRA, Australia — East Timor said it will ask an international court in the Netherlands on Monday to order Australia to return documents seized by the Australian secret service relating to a legal dispute over oil and gas revenue-sharing between the countries."

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Australians fighting in Syria could lose citizenship, Scott Morrison signals | World news | theguardian.com

"Immigration minister looking at emulating powers used in UK to prevent the return of dual nationals who go out to fight"

'via Blog this'

SBY felt betrayed by 'best friend' Tony | NT News

"THE Indonesian president has lamented Tony Abbott's handling of last year's spying row, revealing in a new book he felt betrayed by the Australian prime minister, who he had considered to be a good friend."

'via Blog this'

Damien Minton Gallery

"ASIO
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

WED 22 JANUARY - SAT 1 FEBRUARY 2014"

'via Blog this'

Defence mulls surveillance malware export restrictions - Security - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au

"Australia's Department of Defence will consult with the technology industry on plans to add security exploits and some hacking tools to controlled export lists.

"

'via Blog this'

Whistleblower protection law comes into effect | SBS News

"Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, public officials reporting wrongdoing within Commonwealth public sector agencies will be guaranteed anonymity, and immunity from liability and disciplinary action."

'via Blog this'

Spies forced from building after smoke in ASIO headquarters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"A number of Australian spies were forced from their Canberra offices this morning while firefighters investigated smoke inside the ASIO building."

'via Blog this'

Persons of Interest: ASIO, the NT Special Branch, blackfellas and Yippies – the struggle for Land Rights in Darwin | The Northern Myth

"I know that the Special Branch of the NT Police was following us around. The Police gave a lot of Aboriginal people the impression that – and this is a story I heard so often – “You are causing trouble. You are troublemakers. You are getting us all into trouble.”"

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Masters of Counterterrorism - Jobs? - Education

"I've just been offered a place at Macquarie University to study a Master of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. I know there are several threads about this degree already but I have more specific questions."

'via Blog this'

EPL product details: DSD Defence Signals Directorate

"The TOE is Juniper Networks JUNOS 10.4 R4 for J-Series and SRX-Series Platforms, which primarily supports the definition of and enforces information flow policies among network nodes. "

'via Blog this'

Australia also has its Datagate - Italian geopolitical magazine - Limes

Canberra is confronted with the biggest spy scandal in its history. Indonesia, after recalling its ambassador, said a road map to mend relations. Tensions with China, India, Japan, South Korea and East Timor "

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New sheriff in town - Cover story - January 2014 - Islands Business magazine

"After just five months in office, the Abbott government has become embroiled in controversy over spying on neighbouring governments like Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and the issue is likely to erupt in the South Pacific during 2014. "

'via Blog this'

Australians drawn by radicals in Syrian conflict | MuslimVillage.com

"THE Syrian civil war is attracting Australian jihadists like no other conflict before it."

'via Blog this'

The inevitable descent into government gobbledygook

"However, another was reportedly furious when his public servants took him for a fool and wrote "Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)", as though he didn't know what ASIO stood for; he ensured that the department knew of his displeasure."

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Concern that young Australians drawn to Syrian conflict are 'being exploited' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The New South Wales Community Relations Commission has expressed concern that young Australians who are drawn into overseas conflicts are being exploited."

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