Modern Australian

Accountability is key to building trust in Australia's intelligence community

  • Written by Daniel Baldino, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
Accountability is key to building trust in Australia's intelligence communityThe Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent "war on terror" had a transformative impact on the handling of secrecy and surveillance activities in government programs.Shutterstock

Intelligence doesn’t have to be, and rarely is, James Bond-esque. Indeed, 007 is the world’s worst spy: everyone knows who he is, meaning he is compromised, exposed...