Threat from enemy within makes anti-terrorism laws indispensable

Threat from enemy within makes anti-terrorism laws indispensable:

"Decisions have consequences, even if decision makers sometimes go into denial. In the weekend edition of the Herald, Debra Jopson provided case studies of the 21 men who have been convicted of terrorism-related charges following Operation Pendennis in Sydney and Melbourne and Operation Neath in Melbourne. A large number are of Lebanese Muslim descent."

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Australian intelligence agencies prepare for political upheaval

Australian intelligence agencies prepare for political upheaval:

"Alarmed by the “Arab Spring”—the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt that last year ushered in a new period of class struggle internationally—Australia’s six civilian and military intelligence agencies are preparing for unpredictable political upheavals, abroad and at home."

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Bob Brown denies rift with 'good stick' Lee Rhiannon | The Australian

Bob Brown denies rift with 'good stick' Lee Rhiannon | The Australian:

"GREENS leader Bob Brown has rejected reports his relationship with NSW Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon is toxic."

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Wreckers' agenda hijack incited embassy anger | The Australian

Wreckers' agenda hijack incited embassy anger | The Australian:

" would like to send my apologies to Julia Gillard but I question the Attorney-General's office and ASIO for not adequately reviewing their policies on event risk assessment. I find there is negligence in allowing the event the Prime Minister attended and the embassy 40th celebrations to run only metres apart."

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Security row erupts over secret manual | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au

Security row erupts over secret manual | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au:

"THE release of a "confidential" manual that details how Serco security officers use force against asylum seekers in a Darwin detention centre could jeopardise national security, a court has been told."

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Secret past of Greens senator Lee Rhiannon | The Australian

Secret past of Greens senator Lee Rhiannon | The Australian:

"A SECRET meeting was set up between Lee Rhiannon, now a Greens senator, and a man identified as the KGB station chief in Australia before a lengthy 1970 overseas trip seen as a milestone in her ideological development, declassified ASIO files reveal."

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ASIO targeting Muslims 'the wrong way' : World News Australia on SBS

ASIO targeting Muslims 'the wrong way' : World News Australia on SBS:

"Australian Muslims are being asked to consider becoming secret agents for the domestic spy agency, ASIO, but Muslim community leaders say they're going about it the wrong way."

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Hacked or not, Ludlam's a target of spies - Security - News - ZDNet Australia

Hacked or not, Ludlam's a target of spies - Security - News - ZDNet Australia:

"Whether its recently perceived dodgy battery life means that Senator Scott Ludlam's iPhone has been hacked by spooks or not, it should come as no surprise that he'd be of interest to intelligence services, both local and foreign."

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Cost of spy game breaks $1 billion

Cost of spy game breaks $1 billion:

"AUSTRALIA'S spies cost more than $1 billion a year to run and they are becoming increasingly involved in frontline operations, according to a landmark review of the country's intelligence community."

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Aussie spy agencies face cyber threats

Aussie spy agencies face cyber threats:

"Australia's intelligence must cope with a rising tide of information on the internet while staying alert to simmering tensions in the Asia-Pacific, an independent review has found."

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Radio Australia:Connect Asia:Story:Islamic Council welcomes call for Muslims to be recruited by ASIO

Radio Australia:Connect Asia:Story:Islamic Council welcomes call for Muslims to be recruited by ASIO:

"How might this call be seen within Islamic communities in Australia?"

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VEXNEWS © 2012 | TIN-FOIL HAT SENATOR: Greens party politician Scott Ludlam thinks Big Brother is watching him

VEXNEWS © 2012 | TIN-FOIL HAT SENATOR: Greens party politician Scott Ludlam thinks Big Brother is watching him:

"West Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says his iPhone may have been hacked by the federal government so it could keep tabs on an internet activist."

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Review justifies huge changes for spy agencies

Review justifies huge changes for spy agencies:

"PUBLIC findings of the first independent review of the intelligence community in eight years are to be released today, with its authors deciding the huge legislative and funding changes wrought to agencies since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have been justified."

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ASIO boss says we need more Muslim recruits to combat terror threats in Australia | thetelegraph.com.au

ASIO boss says we need more Muslim recruits to combat terror threats in Australia | thetelegraph.com.au:

"THE country's top spy boss says ASIO must recruit more Muslims into the intelligence agency as the fear of a home grown terror attack remained a "real threat"."

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Threat of terror in Aust still real: ASIO

Threat of terror in Aust still real: ASIO:

"Director-general of security at ASIO David Irvine says the organisation is also continuing to see a number of Australians who are trying to travel overseas to participate in terrorist acts."

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Threat of terror in Aust still real: ASIO | News | Business Spectator

Threat of terror in Aust still real: ASIO | News | Business Spectator:

"Australia is experiencing a worrying trend of home-grown terrorism, the head of the nation's spy agency says."

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WA Senator accuses government of hacking his phone

WA Senator accuses government of hacking his phone:

"WA Senator Scott Ludlam fears the federal government hacked his mobile phone while he was escorting a former WikiLeaks associate visiting Australia."

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Melham says monitoring threats is the answer - Local News - News - Canterbury-Bankstown Express

Melham says monitoring threats is the answer - Local News - News - Canterbury-Bankstown Express:

"BANKS federal Labor MP Daryl Melham believes detention is not the answer for refugees found to be security threats."

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Champion of the underdog railed against injustice

Champion of the underdog railed against injustice:

"Frank Stevens became, successively, a champion swimmer, noted academic and successful barrister and railed against the oppression of the weak by the strong, of the minority by the majority, of the daring by the mediocre."

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Dept 'failed to care for teenage refugee' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Dept 'failed to care for teenage refugee' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"The Immigration Department has failed to provide adequate psychiatric care to a young refugee, the teenager's lawyers have told the Federal Court in Adelaide."

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