Operation Ushanka? Federal police appeal for info over dead possum at Russian embassy Federal A dead possum at the Russian embassy sees the fur literally flying. Who was the mysterious marsupial really working for?
Albo intervenes on Russian embassy build. Just don’t mention Havana Syndrome June 16, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal Emergency legislation to halt the new Russian embassy build on Forster Crescent was rammed through both parliamentary houses unopposed.
Why are we still talking about freeing Julian Assange? May 23, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Julian Assange’s national security case has transcended the trials of a garden-variety nightmare for politically inconvenient whistleblowers.
Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier January 19, 2023 By Scott Shackelford, Christiana Ochoa, David Bosco and Kerry Krutilla Economy & Industry It would be wise to better understand the deep seabed’s existing, fragile ecosystem better before rushing to mine it.
Neighbourhood threat: why there’s little appetite for a new Canberra Russian embassy August 19, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory Few in intelligence believe the use-it-or-lose-it reason for the cancelling of the Russian embassy’s Yarralumla lease is the whole story.
How ordinary people are convinced to become spies August 25, 2021 By Chris Smith Communications & Technology Susceptibility to the MICE factors are a target’s key weakness that could be exploited.
Upmarket agitprop: Clive James on John Howard on Bob Menzies April 26, 2017 By Nicholas Gruen Features Nicholas Gruen reviews a book review by Clive James and ponders the decline of serious debate. He says James joined the culture wars and attacked weaker, dumbed-down versions of opposing views, as expressed by ideological fringe-dwellers.
Tom Burton: CIA exposes us all March 10, 2017 By Tom Burton Features The release of CIA hacking documents revealing widespread use of internet devices to spy on foreign targets has major implications for Australian government agencies and enterprises that have until now relied on Australia’s low local threat environment.
