Modern Australian

Brian Toohey's Secret warns against Australia being 'joined at the hip' with US

  • Written by Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Brian Toohey's Secret warns against Australia being 'joined at the hip' with USToohey writes, among other things, about laws hustled through parliament in recent years that hamper journalistic inquiry.Shutterstock

When journalist Brian Toohey began researching his book Secret: The Makings of Australia’s Security State, he could not have foreseen publication would coincide with real-time overreach by government agencies...