Despite there never being a terrorist attack in Australia by Muslim extremists in recent times, massive government resources are being ploughed into monitoring and surveillance of the Muslim community in Australia, as four Australian prime ministers have admitted in the past. For some people, like Andrew bolt and Pauline hanson, that isnt enough. And to quote an article written by the independent australian last year, they claim
"There is not just Australian Government surveillance on Muslims going on in Australia. There have been reports of Israeli spying on the Australian Muslim community going on. In addition, both the Saudi and Malaysian Governments are also according to many reports spying on their own students in Australia. This is something the Australian Government has known about for many years, but done little if anything to curtail."
Israel uses Australia as a base to monitor the activities of potential enemies in the region, according to an American security expert.
The Israeli diplomat expelled from Australia in December, and now linked to Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock's daughter, was likely involved in intelligence gathering towards that end, said Paul Buchanan, who has worked for the US military and defence department.
Canberra-based diplomat Amir Lati's visits to two alleged Israeli spies in custody in New Zealand last year, before his expulsion from Australia, suggested he was a "handler" of the pair, said the New Zealand-based academic.
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