Australia: Archbishop asks all who believe in God to pray and fast for Iraq - Independent Catholic News

"He echoes words spoken earlier this week by the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), David Irvine, that “we are not fighting Islam, in Australia or anywhere else. We are fighting the terrorism that kills innocent people, both Muslim and non-Muslim”."



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Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with ASIO chief David Irvine

"David Irvine retires next month after five years as Director-General of Security, heading ASIO; before that he was head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, which spies abroad. He’s spent more than a decade in what he describes as the gamekeeper and poacher business."



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iTWire - Like many other things, Australian data retention laws are outsourced

"Last week, the Australian government announced that it plans to introduce data retention laws to store what it defines as meta-data for up to two years, in order to be prepared to fight terrorism."



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Grandfather of Boy Pictured Holding Syrian Soldier's Head Begs Australian Government to Bring Him Home

"The uncle of the seven year-old boy photographed holding the severed head of a Syrian soldier has told the world's media they are overreacting and to "forget about it"."



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Photo of Australian Boy Holding Severed Head of Syrian Soldier Shocks the World | World | RIA Novosti

"Australian jihadist Khaled Sharrouf, who fled his country to become an ISIS fighter, uploaded a picture of a 7-year-old boy believed to be his son holding a severed head of a Syrian soldier to his Twitter page captioned with words “That’s my boy”, The Australian newspaper reports."



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Labor MP was KGB informant

"A federal Labor MP was a secret KGB informant, according to newly released intelligence archives."



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Wondering What Harmless ‘Metadata’ Like the NSA Compiles Can Actually Reveal? German Politician Shows You | TheBlaze.com

"The term “metadata” has been tossed around lately, especially after the leak about the NSA’s classified programs last month. It’s a collection of allegedly harmless — and nothing too specific — data from phone and Internet companies. But what if that’s not quite true?"



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Australian government unveils sweeping new “terror” powers - World Socialist Web Site

"The Australian government yesterday announced far-reaching new “anti-terrorism” measures, and, appealed for “national unity” to fight an alleged threat of terrorist atrocities."



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Federal government to keep your internet data

"Australians' phone and internet records will be held for two years as part of a federal government crackdown on homegrown terrorism."



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Govt to detail anti-terror law changes

"The federal government is set to announce details of a second tranche of changes to anti-terrorism laws."



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What data retention is, and why it’s bad

"With the Australian government “actively considering” data retention, and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation chief David Irvine telling a Senate committee that it is crucial to intelligence-gathering and that Australians have nothing to fear from it, it’s time for a clarifier on exactly what data retention is and the concerns it raises."



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How reactive law-making will limit the accountability of ASIO | Inside Story

"The Coalition’s new security legislation shows that it hasn’t learnt the lessons of twelve years of terrorism law-making"



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ASIO set to watch Australian jihadists fighting abroad | SBS News

"The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is set to gain extra power to gather intelligence on Australians jihadists overseas."



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Spying spies face tougher penalties - The West Australian

"Australian spies who steal documents will face jail even if those documents are not disclosed to anyone else."



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British spies boast ability to intercept Skype calls - Security - News - iTnews.com.au

"British intelligence agency, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), appears to be able to intercept most functions of Microsoft's Skype voice and messaging application, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden."



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Samsung Galaxy S5 approved for partial Australian government use | ZDNet

"Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 has been approved for use within the Australian government on an unclassified basis."



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MP warns of Bali bombing scale terrorist attack in Australia | Mail Online

Senior Labor MP Anthony Byrne has warned that Australia faces the prospect of a terrorist attack similar in scale to the Bali bombings, and has pleaded with the government to be more proactive in the face of such a threat."



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Aussie ISPs Not Required To Retain Your Data (Yet) | Gizmodo Australia

 "The National Security Agency isn’t the most popular government organisation in the US (and indeed the world) right now, thanks to its rather troubling obsession with collecting all of the things. "



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"at this stage, the primary qualifications British agents salary between 43,600 to 72,400 U.S. dollars.Australian wages are generally lower than the UK, but there's a warm climate and quality of life every year attracts many Britons to settle."



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Australian Intelligence Community Boosting Its Funding to Counter Growing Middle East Threats - Matthew Aid

"Intelligence agencies in Australia will receive an unexpected funding boost to counter what they see as a growing risk of terrorist attacks emanating from the Middle East."



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