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by Brian Toohey


  biological weapons 48–9

  in Chile 23, 162–3

  counterintelligence division 161–2

  covering its tracks 40

  covert hacking program 33

  damage done by Angleton 161–2

  heroin trafficking 171, 282–3, 287

  interception of Soviet ICBM telemetry 110–11

  interference in Australian politics and unions 178–82

  and invasion of Iraq 38–9

  and invasion of Cuba 234

  JM/WAVE program against Cuba 162

  and Mujahideen 286

  Phoenix program in Vietnam 271, 272, 273, 275–6, 277

  at Pine Gap 100, 106–8

  Rhyolite satellite system 99

  staff spying for Soviets 99, 108

  and Whitlam government 168–72, 175–7, 179–80

  chemical and biological weapons

  anthrax 57

  banning of 57–60

  dispersal issues 57

  Japanese use in Manchuria 46–7

  nerve agents 51–5, 57, 59–60, 291

  proposed testing by US in Australia 51–5

  research in Australia 47–8, 49–50

  Syrian use 39

  in World War II 45–7

  Chemical Weapons Convention 58

  Chifley Labor government 3, 6–8, 29

  Chilcot, John 294

  Chile 23, 162–3

  China

  accusations of cyber attacks 320, 321

  Australian fear of 315–16

  Australian recognition of 142–3

  economy 317

  geopolitical strategy 316, 327–8

  high-tech industries 319

  human rights abuses 318

  influence on Australian policy 238, 320, 321

  and Korean War 262–3

  nuclear submarines and missiles 97, 300

  policy formation 317–18

  rise of 96, 150, 315–18

  signals intelligence (SIGINT) 31

  territorial claims and disputes 325–6

  trade with Australia 315, 324

  war with United States 323–5, 328

  Chinese students in Australia 321

  Christchurch massacre 36

  Christmas Island 186–7

  Churchill, Winston 45

  Clark, Andrew 173

  Clark, Ed 84

  Clark, Greg 201

  Clark, Sam 25, 289

  Clark Labour government (NZ) 140

  Clayton, Walter 5–6

  Clear Sky project 129

  Clements, William 108

  Clinton, Bill 135, 140

  Clinton, Hillary 294

  Codd, Mike 78–9, 203

  Colby, Bill 161–2, 176, 182, 282

  Cold War 89, 112, 135, 149, 191, 270, 300

  Cole, Terence 25

  Collaery, Bernard 26, 27, 235

  Collins-class submarine 192, 194

  colonial wars, foundation myth of 247–50

  Combe, David 13

  Combined Space Operations Center (US) 98

  communism

  threat of 51–2

  see also Cold War

  Communist Party in Australia 5–6, 7, 10, 156

  Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) 196, 211

  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 112, 211–12

  Connor, Rex 159, 160, 168, 169, 171, 201

  Cook, Michael 211, 212

  Corbin, Jane 292

  Cornall, Robert 18

  Corson, William 171

  Coulthart, Ross 55

  Cowen, Myron 7

  Crabb, Lionel ‘Buster’ 21–2

  Crimea 191, 305

  Cronau, Peter 118

  Crow Flight project 129

  Cuba 234

  Cuban missile crisis 307, 311

  Cummings, Bruce 264

  Curran, James 133, 135, 156, 167, 168, 175–7

  Curtin, John 258–9

  cyber attacks 320–1

  cyber operations 36

  Daley, Paul 253

  Danby, Michael 144

  Darcy, Bill 182

  Davies, Bruce 276

  Davis, Alexander 327

  de Gaulle, Charles 280

  de Klerk, F.W. 310

  Deakin, Alfred 247, 252

  Deane, Bill 214

  Dearlove, Richard 38, 294

  Defence Act 1903 251–5

  Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) 290

  defence policy

  forward defence 154, 258, 283

  Howard Coalition government 143, 145, 193

  integration of troops, ships and planes with US counterparts 189–91, 194

  purchase of US military equipment 191–4

  purchase of US weapons systems 144–5, 189–90

  Rudd Labor government policy 143

  Whitlam Labor government 155–6

  Defence Signals Bureau (DSB) 29

  Defence Signals Directorate/Division (DSD) 8, 9, 29, 30, 31, 155–6

  Defence Standards Laboratories (DSL) 49

  Democratic Labor Party 11

  Department of Defence 105, 180

  Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW) Subcommittee 47–8

  and Pine Gap 106–9

  Department of External Affairs 21

  Department of Home Affairs 241–4

  Dibb, Paul 309

  Dinh Diem Nhu 280

  Documents on Australian Defence and Foreign Policy 1968–1975 (Walsh and Munster) 204

  Dodds, Greg 283–4

  domestic violence 227–8, 242

  domino theory 280, 283

  Downer, Alexander 26, 142, 187–8, 211

  Dulles, Foster 21

  Dutton, Peter 41, 242, 315

  Eden, Anthony 21–2, 64

  Edwards, John 258

  Edwards, Peter 109

  Eisenhower, Dwight 37, 127, 185, 270, 326

  Elliott, August 289

  Ellis, Dick 22

  Ellsberg, Daniel 35, 130

  Emery, Charles 276

  Emu Field, South Australia 52, 53, 62

  Eric White Associates 208

  Eslake, Saul 231

  espionage

  by Australian diplomats for Soviet Union 3–5

  Clayton’s ‘spy ring’ 5–6

  industrial espionage 26–7

  royal commission into 11

  by US citizens for Soviet Union 99

  Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill 2017 232–4, 235

  European Court of Human Rights 32

  Evans, Gareth

  on alleged murder of ASIS officers 214, 215–16

  and Combe–Ivanov affair 13

  on coup in Chile 23

  on Des Ball 116

  on John Gee 58

  and nuclear disarmament 309

  and publication of Oyster 207

  push for intrusive and repressive laws 223–4

  on value of intelligence 36, 144

  Evatt, Bert 6, 10, 11, 123, 259, 260

  exclusive economic zones (EEZs) 185–6, 187, 325

  extrajudicial killings 115

  The Eye 211, 212, 214, 216

  F-35 fighter planes 190, 192–3

  F-111 strike aircraft 193

  Fairfax 202–3, 205, 233

  Fairhall, Allen 100, 283

  Faisal, Muhammad 19

  Falkland Islands 325–6

  Farrands, John 75, 100, 104, 107, 173–4

  Faulkner, John 192

  Fellenz, Lloyd 52–3

  Fihn, Beatrice 310–11

  Fisher, Andrew 251–2

  Fitch, Jill 62

  Five Eyes club 28, 29, 36, 138, 139–40, 244, 320

  Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) 155–6

  Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 237

  Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 232–3, 235, 236, 239

  Foreign Policy White Paper (2017) 327

  forward defence policy 154, 258, 283r />
  Fourteen Eyes group 29

  Fowler, Andrew 244

  Fox, Russell 75

  France 139–40, 215, 269

  Fraser, Malcolm

  on Anzac myth 254

  on ANZUS 150

  blocking of supply 105, 169

  on defence signals intelligence 36

  forcing of election 170

  investigation of leaks 12–13

  on Malayan Emergency 266

  on plutonium at Maralinga 76–7

  on Vietnam War 280–1

  Fraser Coalition government 30, 75, 78–9, 204, 222, 227

  Freeman, Shirley 56–7, 58

  French, Robert 195–6

  Freney, Denis 30

  Frontier Wars 250

  Gaddafi, Muammar 294

  Gallagher, Ryan 119

  Gallipoli landing 254

  Garland, Vic 75

  Garratt (née Bernie), Frances 6

  Gates, Robert 111, 114, 192

  Gee, John 57, 291

  Geneva Protocol (1925) 47, 49, 54, 58

  Gillard, Julia 19, 31, 247–8, 249, 254, 264, 288

  Gillard Labor government 97, 194

  Gillis, Archie 49

  Gorbachev, Mikhail 140, 304, 311

  Gordon, Charles 248

  Gorton, John 309

  Gorton Coalition government 70

  government agencies, exemption from judicial review 224

  Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (UK) 7

  Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSGB) (NZ) 138–9

  Grattan, Michelle 212, 216

  Great Barrier Reef 157

  Green, Marshall 102, 129, 155, 156–7, 166, 168, 171

  Greene, Graham 282

  Greenwald, Glenn 40

  Greenwood, Ivor 163

  Guam 325

  Guantánamo Bay military jail 230, 231

  Gyles, Roger 20

  Habib, Mamdouh 13, 230–1

  Habibie, B.J. 135

  Haig, Alexander 37

  Ham, Paul 282

  Hamilton, Bob 92, 93, 200

  Hamilton, Clive 321

  Hamilton, Ian 251

  Hand, Michael 176, 177

  Haneef, Mohamed 19, 230

  Hargrove, James 157

  Harper, Matthew 324

  Harries, Owen 304

  Harry, Ralph 15, 22

  Hartcher, Peter 114, 186

  Hasluck, Paul 135, 280

  Hastie, Andrew 233–4

  Hastings, Peter 158

  Hawke, Allan 328

  Hawke, Bob 13, 113

  Hawke Labor government 222

  and ANZUS Treaty 137, 138

  and ASIO powers 14

  Combe–Ivanov affair 13

  court action to suppress media reporting 204–9, 211, 212, 214–16

  relations with US 159

  statements on arms control 112, 113

  Hay, Andrew 175

  Hayden, Bill 13, 24, 57, 149, 159, 171, 212–13

  ‘The Hayden Papers’ 210–13, 215

  Heard Island 186

  Heath, Edward 158

  Hersh, Seymour 177

  Hicks, David 231

  Hill, Jim 3, 4

  Hill, Robert 53, 286

  Hilton Hotel bombing 227, 230

  Ho Chi Minh 269–70, 274, 280

  Holbrooke, Richard 176

  Hollis, Roger 260

  Holt, Harold 49, 84

  Hope, Robert 18, 24, 212

  Hope report 11, 12, 18, 24, 165, 169, 180–1, 222

  Horner, David 5, 7

  Houghton, Bernie 176–7

  Howard, John

  on Australia–China relationship 143

  and crisis in Timor-Leste 135–6, 159

  on joining US-led invasion of Iraq 291–2, 293

  on value of intelligence 292

  on WMDs in Iraq 38, 144, 290

  Howard Coalition government

  anti-terrorism laws 18–19, 228–9

  AWB inquiry 25

  bugging of government offices in Dili 27

  defence policy 143, 145, 193

  expansion of powers of the state 224

  free trade agreement with US 196

  gun-control laws 227

  peacekeeping force for Timor-Leste 38

  and Pine Gap 114

  and US-led invasion of Afghanistan 286–7

  and US-led invasion of Iraq 229, 283, 291–2, 293, 294–5

  Huawei 31, 319–20

  Hudson, Avon 74

  Hudson, Bill 145

  Hughes, Billy 257

  Hughes, Tom 206

  Hughes Space Group 30

  Hussein, Saddam 31, 292, 293

  Hutchings, Burt 182

  Hutchings, Claire 182

  Hutson, P.J. 200

  identity matching legislation 243

  Idle, Dunning 170, 171, 181

  immigration zone 187

  India 4, 315, 316, 322, 327

  Indonesia 23, 31, 32

  Confrontation 134, 267–8

  invasion of East Timor 158

  relations with Australia 158–9, 187, 212, 322

  rise of 315, 316, 322

  security treaty with Australia 136

  US and 132–3

  and West Irian 133–4

  industrial espionage 26–7, 109

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 231

  intelligence

  quality of reporting 231

  uses and abuses 35–41

  Intelligence Services Act 27

  The Intercept 31, 118

  intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) 103, 300, 302

  Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty 306

  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 76

  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) 310–11

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) 304

  Internet Engineering Task Force 240

  Investigatory Powers Tribunal (UK) 32

  investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) 195–6

  Iran 144

  US bases 110–11

  Iran–Iraq War 57

  Iraq 127

  chemical and biological weapons 57

  Islamic State (IS) occupation 293–4

  US-led invasion 38, 127, 144–5, 229, 291–3, 294–5

  WMDs 31, 38–9, 144, 290–1, 292–3

  Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula 53–4

  Irvine, David 26

  Islamic State (IS) 293–4

  Israel 190

  Ivanov, Valeri 13

  Japan

  Australian policy on 257

  bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 62–3

  chemical and biological weapons 46–7

  pacifist clause in constitution 124–5, 157

  territorial claims and disputes 326

  in World War II 257–9, 269

  Japanese invasion

  Australian fear of 251–2

  threat of 258–9

  Jenkins, David 215

  Jennings, Peter 294

  Jockel, Gordon 158, 165, 238

  Johnson, B.J. 277

  Johnson, Lyndon B. 280

  Johnston, David 143–4

  Joint Defence Space Communications Station see Nurrungar satellite ground station

  Joint Defence Space Research Facility see Pine Gap satellite ground station

  Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) 51

  Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) 23, 117, 158, 199, 200, 201

  Jones, Philippa 317

  Jordan, John 93

  Journalist Information Warrants 234–5

  journalists

  as agents 217

  use by ASIO 12

  Jurika, Stephen 7

  Keane, John 317

  Keating, Paul 136, 238, 254–5, 260, 308, 309

  Keating Labor government 223–4

  Keelty, Mick 19

  Kelly, De-Anne 267–8

  Kelly, Paul 203

  Kennan, George F.
304

  Kennedy, John F. 37, 81, 82, 83, 134–5, 234, 307

  Kennedy, Robert 40, 133

  Kennison, Ian 23

  Kerr, John 107–8, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 180

  Khemlani, Tirath 159–60, 168–9

  Khmer Rouge 282

  Khrushchev, Nikita 22, 127, 185, 305, 307

  Killen, Jim 74, 75, 76–7, 78, 91–4, 201, 278

  Kim, Jim Yong 317

  Kim Il Sung 261, 264

  Kim Jong-un 59

  Kirk, Norman 158

  Kissinger, Henry 35, 86, 103, 155, 157–8, 238

  Korean War 52, 134, 261–5

  Krushchev, Nikita 311, 326

  Lange, David 137, 138, 139

  Lansdale, Edward 270, 282

  Laos 282–3

  Laqueur, Walter 148

  Lavarch, Michael 14

  Law of Armed Conflict 288

  Law of the Sea 26, 187

  LawAsia 174

  Lazovik, Pavlovich 15

  leaking of information

  of Cabinet documents 90, 91

  of classified documents during 1973–79 90, 91, 199–203

  as criminal offence 224

  outcomes of 234

  Leggett, Jack 277

  LeMay, Curtis 263, 264

  Leslie, Mike 178–9, 272

  Liberal Party 169, 182

  Libya 294

  Lindahl, Nick 223

  Lindsey, Robert 179

  Ling, Lisa 118–19

  Lloyd, Clem 258–9

  Lockhart, Greg 251, 252

  Ludlam, Scott 240

  Lynch, Phillip 170

  MacArthur, Douglas 123, 257, 258, 263

  MacCallum, Peter 50

  MacDougall, W.B. 65

  MacPhee, Ian 208

  Macquarie Island 186

  Mahoney, Frank 172

  Makarov, Semyon 5

  Malayan expeditionary force 266–7

  Malaysia 134, 267–8

  Malone, Paul 39, 64

  malware 33–4, 240

  Manningham-Buller, Eliza 228

  Maralinga, South Australia 53

  attempted clean up by British 70–1

  British nuclear tests 52, 62, 63–5, 67

  plutonium at 74–7, 78

  Marchetti, Victor 106, 170, 171, 181, 182

  Marks, John D. 181

  Marshall, G.R. 94–5

  Marston, Hedley 64

  Mason, Anthony 204, 211

  Masters, Chris 289

  Mathams, Bob 89, 117

  Mathews, Bob 58

  Mayne, Robert 12

  McCallum, Robert 143

  McChrystal, Stanley 288

  McClelland, Jim 62, 63, 66

  McDade, Lyn 288

  McDonald Islands 186

  McDowell, Don 276

  McGuarr, Darcy 101

  McIlwraith, Thomas 247

  McKenzie, Nick 289

  McKnight, Allan 221

  McMahon, Billy 79, 131

  McMahon Coalition government 23, 84, 130–1, 199

  McNamara, Robert 52, 281, 308

  McNeill, Ian 273

  McPhee, Neil 205, 206

  McWilliam, Des 206–7

  Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 235

  Menwith Hill satellite ground station, England 101, 115, 117, 118, 119

  Menzies, Robert

  on alliance with US 124

  and British nuclear tests in Australia 61–2, 68

 

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