otb,

On the contrary,

Here's something from Murdoch's news.com

http://www.news.com.au/opinion/scott-morrisons-secrecy-would-be-funny-if-it-wasnt-so-serious/story-fnh4jt54-1226764171999

If this doesn't let you know we're dealing with no talent kiddies running the show, then....

"IF the Government's determination to block information on asylum seeker policy hasn't reached a peak of absurdity it is must surely be just short stroll from that summit.

We now see Immigration Minister Scott Morrison refusing to confirm information released by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison."

"Last Friday The Australian reported the buy-the-boats program announced by the Coalition before the election had been dropped. This was the plan to purchase Indonesian fishing vessels to prevent them being used to carry asylum seekers.

"At this stage, that's not a measure the Indonesian government wants to see as part of those co-operative activities, and we respect that," Mr Morrison was quoted as saying in the report, which he has not challenged."

"But it had not been confirmed by minister Morrison. He did last Friday, but seems determined not to do so again, no matter the absurdity.

He was asked about the fate of the scheme by Labor during Question Time on Monday and Tuesday and dodged a direct answer. He probably will be asked again today.

"The Government will not be supporting the Opposition's campaign for the people smugglers' right to know. That is not something we are going to engage in," Mr Morrison said in one reply on Tuesday.

So Scott Morrison was upset with the person who had blabbed about the dumping of the boat buyback plan. That is, with Scott Morrison. And he was not going to confirm or deny to Parliament any loose talk by anyone, including Scott Morrison."

"The Abbott government has attempted to chloroform the dispersal of information on many fronts, but no where as vigorously as on asylum seeker policy, which it has dressed up as some sort of martial law, right-to-know issue.

But this pantomime of Scott Morrison refusing to confirm what he himself has said points more at a stubborn arrogance than careful management of information."

These amateur cloak-and-dagger goons (otherwise known as Ministers) are a joke.

I have seen a report that Scotland Yard is investigating the Guardian
over its release of the spying reports on Indonesia.

However there is nothing on the Guardian web site about it, not even
a denial.
I wonder if the AFP is doing a similar investigation.
There may well be complementary legislation in all 5 Eyes countries.

No aussies know nothing about spying really. In my former home Albania we, everybody spyed on everybody, you could not trust even your neighbourgh and not the Army or police specially. My friend was taken from his home one morning and not seen no more ! We are very very lucky here in Oz because you have no spying anywhere, we trust each other, be thankfull for all of that.

Our relationship with Indonesia is worth an apology, before things get any worse.
Gas may become our next consumer problem, with a tripling of the price.

Rubbish 579;
The Indonesians knew all about the system from the early 2000s at least.
They expressed their appreciation of the AFP being able to tap the
phones of the bombing terrorists and an Indonesian General said how
appreciative they were of their ability being made available.
Of course the AFP was just a front for the Aus signals people.
The Australian has a that story today, but the Fairfax papers have ignored it.
Probably does not suit their line of reporting.

However it just shows how hypocritical the whole thing has become.
Yudiono should be thankful that friends have shown him how foolish it
is to use insecure phones.
I am sure Obama will show him his Blackberry.

BTW, anybody seen Tony Abbott using a mobile phone ?
If so was it a Blackberry ?

Now that it has been in the papers around the world. Indonesia is obliged to do something about it. So Abbott has to apologies to Indonesia and take the fall out from the rest of the world. The world already knows abbott is an imbecile so it won't hurt at all.