Bibliograph

Secret, the making of Australia's security state, Brian Toohey

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Secret, the making of Australia's security state, Brian Toohey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Secret

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Brian Toohey

Sub title

the making of Australia's security state

Summary

Australia is less secure than it has ever been and the greatest threat comes from our elected government. Political leaders increasingly promote secrecy, ignorance and fear to introduce new laws that undermine individual liberties and safety. It is a criminal offence to receive or publish a wide range of information unrelated to national security. Our defence weapons are so dependent on US technical support that Australia couldn't defend itself without US involvement. And comprehensive databases on citizens' digital fingerprints and facial recognition characteristics are being amassed by the Commonwealth. Conspiracy? Paranoia? Read Secret- The Making of Australia's Security State and you decide. Fresh archival material and revealing details of conversations between former CIA, US State Department and Australian officials will make you reconsider the world around you

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