Living in the shadow of al-Qa'ida | The Australian

Living in the shadow of al-Qa'ida | The Australian: "... The Australian government's counter-terrorism white paper in February noted we were seeing more threats to the West from Somalia and Yemen." ...

ASIO report to parliament 2009-10 | Australian Policy Online

ASIO report to parliament 2009-10 | Australian Policy Online: "The communications revolution has fashioned new security frontiers, with cyber espionage and the increasing technological sophistication of adversaries emerging as key concerns." ...

UTS fingerprint technology put to the test

UTS fingerprint technology put to the test: "... Organisations involved with clandestine forensics such as the FBI, ASIO and CIA have also expressed interest and are among the potential customers."

Canberra on alert for WikiLeaks | Perth Now

Canberra on alert for WikiLeaks | Perth Now: "AUSTRALIAN officials are bracing for a massive leak of classified US State Department cables." ...

Speaking of Siev X… | Inner West LIVE

Speaking of Siev X… | Inner West LIVE: "... To the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the owners of the conquered ground on which we stand today, the latest wave of rose-coloured proto-nationalism in the Adelaide Hills must represent a sickening irony." ...

Please, sir, can we have our $40m - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

...Please, sir, can we have our $40m - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times: "... At least 1100 car park spaces will be created in ASIO's $600 million headquarters in Constitution Avenue when it's completed in 2012."

Middle East Reality Check: Behind the ASIO Assessment

Middle East Reality Check: Behind the ASIO Assessment: "An example of the obscenity which is Australia's treatment of asylum seekers:" ...

Middle East Reality Check: Those Were the Days My Friend

Middle East Reality Check: Those Were the Days My Friend: "Australia's foreign spy agency has closed 6 of its international intelligence stations in 8 months, including the crucial Baghdad post, despite pleas from the US to keep it open" ...

Hoosier Daddy...in Oz!: "Best Mates?"

Hoosier Daddy...in Oz!: "Best Mates?": "... One source said that the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) could be sometimes involved, as Howard government legislation allowed our foreign spy service to carry weapons, allegedly only in self-defence." ...

Churches call for Support for Iraqi Christians | Scoop News

Churches call for Support for Iraqi Christians | Scoop News: "The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) shares the grief of Iraqi Christians following deadly attacks whilst people attended church in Baghdad." ...

Australian Intelligence Service Closes Foreign Stations | Intelligent Intelligence

Australian Intelligence Service Closes Foreign Stations | Intelligent Intelligence: "... An anonymous source claims the closures have occurred predominantly in the Middle East, including the loss of ASIS’s largest station in Baghdad." ...

Australian Intelligence Community (AIC): Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)

Australian Intelligence Community (AIC): Defence Signals Directorate (DSD): "The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is a member of the Australian Intelligence Community. Each Australian Government intelligence agency performs a specific role that protects Australians and Australia’s interests nationally and internationally." ...

Tireless fighter for Aboriginal rights

Tireless fighter for Aboriginal rights: "DR ROBERTA Sykes, a self-described chameleon who defied conventions to become a well-known activist for indigenous rights as well as a poet and author of renown, has died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney after failing to recover from a stroke suffered eight years ago. She was 67." ...

Accountability: Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)

Accountability: Defence Signals Directorate (DSD): "The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is accountable to the Department of Defence, the Australian Government and the independent Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security." ...

Spy bases shut down to 'save money'

Spy bases shut down to 'save money': "AUSTRALIA'S foreign spy agency has closed six of its international intelligence stations in eight months, including the crucial Baghdad post, despite pleas from the US to keep it open." ...

ASM:: BAE recruits cyber security expert

ASM:: BAE recruits cyber security expert: "BAE Systems has recruited one of Australia's foremost proponents in cyber security to lead the company's activities in this rapidly expanding domain." ...

Infosecurity (UK) - Report reveals Australia's IT infrastructure being hit by hundreds of security threats

Infosecurity (UK) - Report reveals Australia's IT infrastructure being hit by hundreds of security threats: "The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has published its annual report, revealing that it is investigating 'hundreds' of security threats against Australia's critical national IT infrastructure." ...

Wilkie to oversee agencies

Wilkie to oversee agencies: "AN intelligence analyst turned Iraq war whistleblower will today be appointed to one of the country's most secretive and important parliamentary committees designed to oversee Australia's intelligence community." ...

Hidden Agendas | The Monthly

Hidden Agendas | The Monthly: "On the northern shore of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, in the heart of the prized parliamentary triangle, a concrete and glass monolith is rising from the dirt. On a site the size of three city blocks and with floor space measuring 62,000 square metres, it is the biggest construction project Canberra has seen since the new Parliament House, which was the most expensive building in the Southern Hemisphere when it was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1988." ...

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Police check student who filmed near ASIO

Police check student who filmed near ASIO: "STUDENTS filming near the controversial new headquarters of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation prompted a late-night police check." ...