Beyond the daily media coverage of the frenetic efforts of a failing Prime Minister, the biggest unexplored story in Australia of Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership has been the massive expansion of state surveillance under his watch. It is a story which goes straight to the heart of Australia’s failing democracy, the dangerous gifting of authoritarian powers … Continue reading JOHN STAPLETON: Surveillance in Australia; Part One: Who’s Watching the Watchers?… Continue reading »