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245 10 a| Secreth| [electronic resource] :b| the making of Australia's security state /c| Brian Toohey.;

260 a| Carlton, Vic. :b| Melbourne University Press,c| 2019.;

300 a| xv, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| portraits ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The clandestine agencies -- An ideal place for dangerous tests and dangerous bases -- ANZUS : the treaty without a security guarantee -- The Whitlam era -- Australia's sovereignty claims -- the ambititious to the supine -- Trying to plug the leaks -- Liberty lost -- Thirteen wars -- only one a war of necessity for Australia -- Nuclear risks are every present -- The changing of the guard.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| 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.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Secret the making of Australia's security state / Brian Toohey.

Author/creator	Toohey, Brian, 1944-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2019.
Description	xv, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Intelligence service--Australia. Civil rights--Australia. National security--Australia. --20th century. National security--Australia. --21st century. Australia--Politics and government. --20th century. Australia--Politics and government. --21st century. Australia--Foreign relations. --20th century. Australia--Foreign relations. --21st century.

Contents	The clandestine agencies -- An ideal place for dangerous tests and dangerous bases -- ANZUS : the treaty without a security guarantee -- The Whitlam era -- Australia's sovereignty claims -- the ambititious to the supine -- Trying to plug the leaks -- Liberty lost -- Thirteen wars -- only one a war of necessity for Australia -- Nuclear risks are every present -- The changing of the guard.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019401336
ISBN	9780522872804 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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