Secret : the making of Australia's security state
Toohey, Brian, 1944-2019
Book
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.
Main title:
Secret : the making of Australia's security state / Brian Toohey.
Author:
Toohey, Brian, 1944-, author
Imprint:
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne Univerity Press, 2019.©2019
Collation:
xv, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-369) and index.
ISBN:
97805228728049780522872804 (paperback)
Dewey class:
320.994
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
603866
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Society | SOCIETY 320.994 TOOH | Available |