Vodafone's Disclosure Report reveals global scale of mobile phone surveillance - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The world's second largest mobile phone company, Vodafone, says at least six unnamed governments can use its phone system to monitor customers whenever they want."



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Tony Abbott ready to send defence forces to Iraq

"Australian defence forces could once again be involved in military action in a ''rapidly deteriorating'' Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has revealed, after his first bilateral meeting with US President Barack Obama."



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Australia: Mending Ties With Indonesia | The Diplomat

"One of Tony Abbott’s key foreign policy slogans during last year’s election was “more Jakarta, less Geneva.” "



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Tony Abbott issues tough defence of Australian spies ahead of meeting with US President Barack Obama | News.com.au

"AUSTRALIA and our key allies should never apologise for intelligence gathering, Tony Abbott says."



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Spies and presidents are all ears when Des Ball talks | The Australian

"Building M is the headquarters of Australian Signals Directorate, the most secretive intelligence agency in the country and one he has spent a career watching."



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Xenophon Vivienne Thom Collaery and East Timor surveillance case | Crikey

Our current system of accountability for intelligence agencies is broken, and hopelessly inadequate for an era of mass surveillance."



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Mr. Roderick Brazier - Office of National Assessments

"Rod Brazier joined ONA in April 2014 as Deputy Director-General."



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Demonstrators burn pictures of Australian PM Tony Abbott during a protest against reports that Australian spies tried to tap the phone of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on November 26, 2013 | View photo - Yahoo News

 "Demonstrators burn pictures of Australian PM Tony Abbott during a protest against reports that Australian spies tried to tap the phone of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on November 26, 2013"



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Government wanted greater surveillance of its citizens

"Australia "pleaded" with the US security agency to extend their partnership and subject Australian citizens to greater surveillance, a new book on whistleblower Edward Snowden claims."



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Govt plans year-end launch for cyber security centre - Security - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au

"The federal government’s long-awaited Australian Cyber Security Centre will be fully operational in late 2014 - almost two years after it was first announced."



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Prime Minister Tony Abbott to meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | News.com.au

TONY Abbott will try to repair relations with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a surprise stopover on his way to France this week."



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#OpAustralia, Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) website brought down by Indonesian Hackers | TechWorm

"A few days earlier Techworm had brought the news of #OpAustralia when the Indonesian Hackers took out 170 Australian websites ending with .au domain.  "



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Australian Spies Are Facilitating The ←

"For illustration, CIA functionaries likewise decided to change the description of the targeted facility to a diplomatic post from consulate. appearing at the outcomes of the original Sept. Republicans promise to gain election-year grip on the number."



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Mobile security lessons from Treasury - PC Advisor

"Managing a fleet of iPhones that used containerisation to separate The Treasury data from employees' personal information has been a journey of mistakes and lessons for CIO Peter Alexander."



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Michael Kirby and the spies who loved him - ABC New South Wales - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

"An ASIO file was opened on a 12 year old Michael Kirby after he was taken to the zoo by his grandmother's second husband, the National Treasurer of the Communist Party."



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Spies reported on activities of four-year-old 'propagandist' News The Sydney Morning Herald World

 "Decades since they were last known to bother the authorities, some of Australia's most famous "radicals" are getting together for a knees-up."



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Staff dispute fuels speculation over performance of Defence Minister David Johnston

"The prime minister's office has hired Simeon Gilding to work as a senior foreign affairs and trade adviser to Prime Minister Tony Abbott after a falling out between Mr Gilding and Senator Johnston."



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David Johnston wins the battle of chiefs of staff | The Australian

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Mr Gilding, a former deputy director of the Australian Signals Directorate and before that a diplomat, is believed likely to ­return to a senior role within the Defence Department."



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ASIO spying on you: accessing your Dirty Secrets record | Crikey

"They knew who your girlfriend or boyfriend was. They knew where you parked your car. They stole your address book, they followed you to the zoo. They listened to you at meetings and wrote down which bottle shop you turned into."



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ASIO needs stronger powers to crack down on Australians in Syria, former anti-terrorism law watchdog says | ABC Radio Australia

"The former watchdog for Australia's anti-terrorism laws has appealed to Tony Abbott to give the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) stronger powers to crack down on the flow of "dangerous" Australians travelling to fight in the Syrian civil war."



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