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defence December 7, 2019
AusAID bomb victim’s treatment ‘a disgrace’
After seven years, David Savage finally received compensation for injuries sustained in Afghanistan. Defence dismissed a video of his attack as not relevant, but used it for training.
defence November 9, 2019
ASIO officers broke law on warrant
The agency’s watchdog, tasked with unravelling the breach, has echoed growing concern about flawed and confusing new anti-terror laws.
defence August 31, 2019
In a new book, veteran journalist Brian Toohey argues that covert CIA operatives have worked in Australia for decades, something the government has long denied.
defence July 27, 2019
Home Affairs pushes for cyber spy powers
A new proposal would give the Australian Signals Directorate access to the IT systems of Australian companies, but the agency didn’t ask for these powers.
defence July 6, 2019
The major consultancies are not just a preferred employer for former ministers – they have helped privatise the bureaucracy by stealth.
defence June 16, 2018
Special forces expose rogue element
The stories of alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have led to an inquiry prompted by fellow soldiers.
defence June 9, 2018
Exclusive: Payments to former minister concealed
Having taken a board position with a Swedish arms manufacturer, former Defence minister David Johnston is receiving an undisclosed sum as the government’s defence export advocate.
defence June 2, 2018
China, spies and the PM’s new fight
Questions mount over the direction Malcolm Turnbull is taking with China, as clues emerge from a former adviser’s report with ASIO and an ex-ambassador’s turning on the government.
defence May 26, 2018
Britain lobbies Defence to take risk on warships
The British government is employing diplomatic pressure over a $35 billion warship contract, despite the design existing only on paper.
defence May 5, 2018
Cabinet split on Dutton’s ASD plan
As critics leak against Peter Dutton’s plan to employ the Signals Directorate against Australians, the minister defends the powers as necessary.
defence March 10, 2018
ASIO changes hidden in ‘sloppy’ amendments process
As questions continue over new powers for the Home Affairs Department, a suite of legislative amendments goes missing.
