Larvatus Prodeo

While ASIO routinely over-reached in its early years in its spying on various activists, it seems (at least in terms of what’s come to light) that some of the worst examples of “secret police” surveillance of community organizations has come from state “Special Branches” and their successors. In Victoria, for instance, the Operations Intelligence Unit spied on all manner of people and groups, notably including one Peter Garrett. Well, it seems like the tradition continues. The Age has a long article about an undercover cop spying on a variety of groups, including Animal Liberation, Socialist Alternative (RM:Corrected), and – get this – the organizing committee for the Palm Sunday March!

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