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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

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Type: Organization

Name: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Business as usual for Nauru detention centre despite collapse of government

Both Labor and the Coalition maintained that the collapse of the Nauruan government would not impact on either party's ability to send asylum-seekers who travelled to Australia by boat to the remote offshore detention centre for processing.A spokeswoman ... [Published Pacific Islands News Association - May 24 2013]

Entities: Nauru, Margaret Stone, Mark Dreyfus

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Refugee takes new freedom challenge to High Court

The federal government is facing another High Court challenge to the indefinite detention of more than 50 refugees deemed security risks by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. The refugee who last year won a landmark judgment in the court ... [Published The Sydney News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Refugees, Custody, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Despite $1.46b furphy, 2013-14 Budget offers slim pickings for cyber security

Months on from the government’s in which it said it would spend $1.46 billion on IT security, the release of the 2013-14 federal budget has shown little additional financial support for this and other cyber security initiatives.Announced earlier this ... [Published CSO AU - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cyber Security, Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Crime Commission

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

ASIO to lose powers under law changes

The Australian Government has released two reports that recommend changes to counter-terrorism laws. They call for the abolition of some offences. They also recommend that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation no longer have the power to detain ... [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bret Walker, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Government

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Scrapping internet filter saves government $4.5m

The government is saving $4.5 million by not proceeding with plans to filter the internet of objectionable material.This unpopular and widely opposed measure was quietly dumped with the government now calculating it will save $4.5 million over three years ... [Published Computerworld Australia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Cyber Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Crime Commission

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sydney forum condemns indefinite detention of Tamils

"Why are Sri Lankan Tamils seeking refuge in Australia? And why are we keeping them locked up?" was the theme of a forum on May 8, sponsored by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) and the Sydney Peace Foundation. About 30 people attended ... [Published Green Left Weekly - May 14 2013]

Entities: Custody, Sydney (Australia), Australian Government, Condemnation

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

What to expect in IT for Budget 2013

Tomorrow’s Federal budget is expected to report an underlying cash deficit for 2013/14 of somewhere between between $7 billion to $17 billion with an predicting $10 billion.The Government’s election budget is unlikely to return to surplus until at least ... [Published IT News Australia - May 12 2013]

Entities: e-health, Cyber Security Operations Centre, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Crime Commission

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

ACC recruits anti-doping allies

6 minutes ago, 5:45pm (ET) 05/12/2013 ABIXThe results of an investigation by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) into drug use in professional sports were released in February 2013. Although not issued at the time, a classified strategic assessment ... [Published Zecco - May 12 2013]

Entities: Anti-Doping, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

ASIO should stop harassing activists

I received a knock on the door on April 16 from two members of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, better known as ASIO.The two told me they would like to have a conversation. When I asked what they wanted to speak about, they told me they ... [Published Green Left Weekly - May 07 2013]

Entities: Harassment, University of Sydney, Sydney (Australia), protest

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Australia says South Korea has been spying on police and [+]

A senior economist at the Department of Agriculture was accused of passing on sensitive information re trade talks An IT worker was sacked by Federal Police after the ASIO (The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) warned ?he?d had illicit contact ... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 03 2013]

Entities: South Korea, Australia, Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Police staffer sacked over secrets

The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim by Bo-Rim "Bryan" Kim, formerly an intelligence officer with the Australian Federal Police. Details of South Korean espionage activities in Australia emerged during the hearing. The Australian ... [Published Individual.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Espionage, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Dismissal

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 8 reports

South Korean spy ring uncovered in Aus: reports

A South Korean spy ring has been uncovered in Australia trying to cultivate public servants to obtain trade secrets, a report said on Thursday, but officials insisted relations with Seoul remained robust.The Sydney Morning Herald said previously suppressed ... [Published Hindustan Times - May 02 2013]

Entities: South Korea, Australia, Canberra

Quotes

...His starting point is that indefinite detention, without the right of legal appeal, should be an absolute last resort. He says: "That's a situation that nobody [else] in Australia has to face - not the worst criminal in Australia."

Mark's choice: principle or politics, as the clock ticks [Published WA Today - May 24 2013]

A spokeswoman for Dreyfus said, "government has been clear that she will be given the necessary time and resources to undertake the reviews."

Business as usual for Nauru detention centre despite collapse of government [Published Pacific Islands News Association - May 24 2013]

"What there should be is a basic process of natural justice. If someone is going to be detained give them a chance to defend themselves. Let them know why they are being detained, what the charges are against them. I mean that's just a basic rule of law."

Calls for new process to review ASIO assessments [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 23 2013]

Australian Medical Association Dr Steve Hambleton said it was an "obtuse" and "very disturbing" decision. "It is going to take money away from every single sick person in the country." Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president Dr Liz Marles warned it could see fewer doctors bulk bill

What the Budget means for Victoria [Published Herald Sun - May 14 2013]

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Mark's choice: principle or politics, as the cl... [Published WA Today - May 24 2013]
Reports on Australian “terrorism” laws call for... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 24 2013]
Business as usual for Nauru detention centre de... [Published Pacific Islands News Association - May 24 2013]
Calls for new process to review ASIO assessments [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 23 2013]
Refugee takes new freedom challenge to High Court [Published The Sydney News - May 17 2013]
Your rights with ASIO — advice for activists [Published Green Left Weekly - May 17 2013]
Despite $1.46b furphy, 2013-14 Budget offers sl... [Published CSO AU - May 16 2013]
ASIO to lose powers under law changes [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Analyst View:The Federal Budget promised to be ... [Published Ovum - May 15 2013]
Scrapping internet filter saves government $4.5m [Published Computerworld Australia - May 15 2013]
What the Budget means for Victoria [Published Herald Sun - May 14 2013]
Govt saves $4.5m from internet filter (AAP) [Published West Australian - May 14 2013]
Sydney forum condemns indefinite detention of T... [Published Green Left Weekly - May 14 2013]
What to expect in IT for Budget 2013 [Published IT News Australia - May 12 2013]
ACC recruits anti-doping allies [Published Zecco - May 12 2013]
Australian PM defends stripping refugees of wel... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 11 2013]
ASIO should stop harassing activists [Published Green Left Weekly - May 07 2013]
Australian Defence White Paper emphasises need ... [Published ZDNet - May 03 2013]
Defence White Paper plans for cyber warfare [Published Tech World Australia - May 03 2013]
Australia says South Korea has been spying on p... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 03 2013]
Australia says South Korea has been spying on p... [Published FXstreet.com - May 03 2013]
Federal Police staffer sacked over secrets [Published Individual.com - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Coly Point Observer - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Blue Mountains Gazette - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published St Marys Star - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Southern Cross - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Ballarat Courier - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published The Scone Advocate - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Canberra Times - May 02 2013]
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links [Published Melbourne Age - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Cyber cold war puts Australia in tough spot [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Mar 11 2013] "The hacking of the Reserve Bank of Australia by state and non-state actors is a manifestation of our increasingly polarised world. In January, The Australian Financial Review published a series of exclusive articles delivering warnings from the Australian ...
Prisoner X [Published Gwynne Dyer - Feb 19 2013] 19 February 2013 Prisoner X and the Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight By Gwynne Dyer Ben Alon, Ben Allen and Benjamin Burroughs are dead. So is Benjamin Zygier, an Australian Zionist who moved to Israel in the 1990s and became an Israeli citizen. He ...
Israel’s Media Impugns Motives of ‘Prisoner X’ [Published The Weekly Standard Blog - Feb 19 2013] Last week, the Australian press broke the story of “Prisoner X,” a Mossad officer named Ben Zygier, who reportedly took his life in an Israeli prison in 2010. Already Israel's media have started a campaign to impugn Zieger’s character with Haaretz, not ...
A double agent with one way out? [Published Harry's Place - Feb 13 2013] This is a cross-post by Marc Goldberg It is all coming out now, the prisoner who hanged himself in a jail cell specifically built to prevent such an action from taking place was a Mossad spy called Ben Zygier who also took the names Ben Alon, Ben ...
Cyberspace is increasingly a strategic asset fo... [Published Wired: Beyond the Beyond - Jan 26 2013] That’s a pretty good press release, too. http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/australian-cyber-security-centre Australian Cyber Security Centre THU 24 JANUARY 2013 Prime Minister Canberra A new Australian Cyber Security Centre will be established ...