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Why ASIO and AFP Fail to Protect Public Safety

30 December 2025 AIMN Editorial 7

By Denis Hay Description Despite significant funding, ASIO and AFP fail to protect public safety, but whistleblowers and journalists face prosecution. Introduction Australians are told that strong security laws and large intelligence budgets keep them […]

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Who Do Australia’s Security Agencies Really Protect?

29 June 2025 AIMN Editorial 6

By Denis Hay Description Are Australia’s security agencies protecting the public or shielding power? Discover how ASIO and the police are used to control dissent, not safeguard democracy. Introduction: When Justice Feels Like the […]

Gloominess and Magical Thinking: The Comical, Frightening Mike Burgess

25 February 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 6

Never allow intelligence chiefs to speak publicly. Their prerogative lies in lying, their reassurance, cool deception. While the attractions of transparency are powerful, the result of a garrulous spook is always going to be unreliable. […]

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Why ASIO and AFP Fail to Protect Public Safety

Who Do Australia’s Security Agencies Really Protect?

Gloominess and Magical Thinking: The Comical, Frightening Mike Burgess