Australian Police Obtained Journalist’s Travel Records From Airline in Leak Inquiry - The New York Times

The Australian federal police obtained from Qantas Airways the personal travel records of a journalist, a revelation that alarmed the media industry on Monday after police raids on journalists last month raised questions about press freedoms in the country.

A document obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald showed that the police approached the airline in March seeking travel records for a journalist who wrote a 2017 article alleging that the Australian military had committed possible war crimes against Afghan citizens.

A Qantas officer then searched for details of two flights in 2016 at the request of the police, and “captured and printed” details of the trips, the paper said. The request drew sharp criticism from media groups.

“The feeling is that journalism is under attack in this country,” said Paul Murphy, chief executive of the Australian union for journalists, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance. “There is no regard for the important role journalists play in a functioning democracy.”

The incident was another sign that it had become “normal practice” for the federal police and law enforcement agencies in Australia to target journalists and whistle-blowers, he added.

“We need urgent action from government to protect the right to know,” Mr. Murphy added.

In a rare instance of unity, media executives from the country’s biggest news organizations have called for reforms to protect press freedom after two police raids last month — one on the home of a News Corp. journalist and another at the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The journalist whose travel records were obtained, Daniel Oakes, was part of an ABC team that published “The Afghan Files,” a 2017 article based on leaked military documents that described potential war crimes by Australian armed forces in Afghanistan.

Last year, the government passed sweeping legislation that included harsher penalties for leaking classified or secret information. The law made it illegal for government officials to disclose such information and in some cases, for journalists to receive it. The alleged whistle-blower behind the “Afghan Files” documents, a former military lawyer, has already identified himself and is facing charges.

A spokeswoman for the federal police declined to comment Monday on the seizure of the travel records, saying the investigation is continuing.

A Qantas spokeswoman said in a statement on Monday that the airline receives numerous requests for information from law enforcement agencies. She said the airline is not informed about the occupation of passengers in such requests and provides information only on passengers who are subject to a criminal investigation.

Christian Porter, Australia’s attorney general, has said that he is “seriously disinclined” to prosecute journalists except in the most exceptional of circumstances.

Still, there is a “worrying chasm” between the government’s actions and its words, said Joseph Fernandez, an associate professor of journalism at Curtin University in Perth.

On an international stage, such police activity is at odds with Australia’s reputation for having a transparent democracy, and could “embolden other oppressive governments,” Dr. Fernandez said.

“We are seriously undermining our credibility when it comes to upholding basic rights and freedoms,” he added.

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2019-07-08 07:57:13Z
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North Korea released an Australian student accused of spying. Here's what you need to know - CNBC

Australian student Alek Sigley smiles as he arrives at an airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2019, following his release.

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North Korea on Thursday released and deported an Australian student after detaining him for several days for allegedly spying.

The autocratic country's state-controlled media said the Australian man, Alek Sigley, had admitted to "systematically" collecting information and providing photos to foreign news outlets, according to The New York Times.

The incident comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's meeting in the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the North and South Korea, making Trump the first U.S. president to ever set foot in North Korea.

Kim's regime has recently been caught in a tense dance of criticisms and compliments with Washington as the Trump administration seeks a nuclear deal with Pyongyang. The sudden and secretive detainment of a citizen of a U.S.-allied nation may have been a North Korean attempt to send a signal to the White House, some experts said.

'Return to normal life'

Sigley was reportedly studying Korean literature at Kim Il-Sung University in Pyongyang while running a tourism business, helping foreign students enter the reclusive state. During his time in the capital he published six articles online, mostly about North Korean fashion, apps and restaurants but North Korea is said to have deemed them to be "anti-state."

According to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, experts have dismissed the regime's claim that Sigley was a spy, and have instead noted that he apparently had "extraordinary freedom to travel and share his observations about the country online."

North Korean state-run news agency KCNA claimed, however, that the student acknowledged some wrongdoing.

"He honestly admitted his spying acts of systematically collecting and offering data about the domestic situation of the DPRK (North Korea) and repeatedly asked for pardon, apologizing for encroachment upon the sovereignty of the DPRK" KCNA said.

The agency added that the release of the student was in fact evidence of "humanitarian leniency" from the North Korean government.

Sigley has returned to Tokyo where he resides with his wife. According to The Guardian, Sigley said in a statement that he will not be holding any news conferences or doing any interviews.

"I just want everyone to know I am OK, and to thank them for their concern for my wellbeing and their support for my family over the past week," he said, the Guardian reported. "I'm very happy to be back with my wife, Yuka, and to have spoken with my family in Perth (Australia) to reassure them I'm well."

He added that he intends to "return to normal life" after publicly thanking everyone that worked on ensuring his safety and return.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Sigley have thanked Swedish diplomats for negotiating with Pyongyang for his release, according to The New York Times. Australia relies on the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang for any diplomatic talks with North Korea because Canberra does not have an embassy in North Korea's capital.

Detainment of an American student

This isn't the first time North Korea has imprisoned a foreign student visiting the country. American Otto Warmbier was detained for removing a propaganda sign from a Pyongyang hotel in 2016. The student's action was described as a "hostile act against the state," according to a KCNA report.

The difference between Warmbier and Sigley's situations is that the former was not immediately released even after extensive pressure from the international community. In fact, Warmbier fell into a coma the day he was sentenced for 15 years in prison with hard labor and died days after he was finally returned to the U.S. in an unconscious state.

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis described the incident as going "beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, of responsibility towards any human being."

Pyongyang later claimed that Warmbier had contracted botulism and consequently died from the disease, but doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said they found no traces of active botulism.

A federal judge awarded the Warmbier family more than half a billion dollars in a wrongful death suit against the North Korean government last December. But so far, the regime has not engaged in settlement discussions.

Politics at play

Political observers who talked to the The Sydney Morning Herald said they believed Sigley's detention had more to do with the Trump-Kim talks on June 30 than any acts of espionage.

That is, Joseph Camilleri, a professor specializing in international relations at La Trobe University, told the newspaper that it was impossible the regime had not been fully aware of Sigley's activities since the moment he arrived. It was clear, he added, that Sigley had been detained not because the regime was concerned about the content of his writing but because of the broader diplomatic context, according to the Australian newspaper.

Detaining an American citizen while Washington-Pyongyang background talks were being conducted would have risked inflaming the situation too much, the professor told the Herald, adding that holding someone from a U.S.-allied nation would send a "signal that it wanted to see a significant outcome from the meeting."

Once the decision was made to arrest Sigley, the pariah nation "had to explain his absence for over a week," so it opted to accuse him of spying, Leonid Petrov of the Australian National University told The Sydney Morning Herald.

– CNBC's Natasha Turak and Christine Wang contributed to this report.

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2019-07-08 04:38:44Z
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A Chinese warship is believed to have been sent to spy on war games between the US, Australia, and Japan - Business Insider

Cpl. Anthony Forbes, an assault amphibious vehicle crew chief with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, heads toward land during rehearsals for Exercise Talisman Saber 17 near the Australian Defence Force’s Cowley Beach Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 8, 2017.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue

• The Australian military is keeping a close eye on a Chinese surveillance vessel believed to have been sent to monitor the Talisman Saber joint military exercises involving American, Australian, and Japanese troops.
• "We're tracking it," Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, the Australian Defense Force's Chief of Defense Joint Operations, said Saturday.
• Chinese Type 815G Dongdiao-class Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) ships, like the one sailing toward Australia, have been sent out to monitor other military exercises in the Pacific, such as the big Rim of the Pacific drills and previous iterations of the Talisman Saber exercises.
• Such activities are permitted in international waters by international law, although China routinely objects to such activities by other countries, the US in particular.
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The Australian military is monitoring a Chinese surveillance vessel believed to have been sent to spy on the Talisman Saber war games being held on the coast of Queensland.

The People's Liberation Army Navy Type 815G Dongdiao-class Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) ship is now sailing toward Australia, presumably to observe the joint military exercises involving American, Australian, and Japanese forces, Australia's ABC News reported, revealing that up to 25,000 troops will be participating in the "high-end" warfighting exercises.

"We're tracking it," Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, Chief of Defense Joint Operations, explained Saturday. "We don't know yet what its destination is, but we're assuming that it will come down to the east coast of Queensland, and we'll take appropriate measures in regards to that." He did not elaborate on the response.

He did, however, acknowledge that the Chinese ship is in international waters, where it has the right to sail and, if it so desires, conduct surveillance operations.

"All nations have the right under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to conduct military surveillance operations in international waters outside a state's 12 nautical mile territorial sea," Ashley Townshend, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre in Sydney, told news.com.au.

"While the US and Australia — along with most other nations — accept this principle and grant it to China, Beijing does not extend this right to other nations in the South China Sea, where it routinely chases away foreign vessels."

China has long objected to "close-in surveillance" by the US Navy near its shores, despite the People's Liberation Army Navy routinely doing the same. 

Chinese AGI vessels have, in recent years, been making frequent appearances at the joint military exercises in the Pacific. The Australian Defence Department told reporters that it is "aware that there will likely be interest from other countries in exercise Talisman Saber."

One of China's AGI vessels was spotted lurking off the Australian coast 2017 during the last iteration of the Talisman Saber exercises.

Read more: A Chinese spy ship spotted near US-Australian war games may signal an evolution in China's behavior at sea

The Chinese navy was disinvited from participating in 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises in response to the militarization of the South China Sea by Chinese forces. Nonetheless, China sent one of its spy ships to monitor the exercises from off the coast of Hawaii.

"We've taken all precautions necessary to protect our critical information. The ship's presence has not affected the conduct of the exercise," US Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Charlie Brown told USNI News at the time.

By allowing the Chinese military to engage in these types of surveillance activities, the US and its allies are hopeful that China will eventually offer the reciprocity it has thus far been unwilling to grant, Ankit Panda, senior editor at The Diplomat, argued.

"For international rules to function they must be reciprocated," Townshend told news.com.au.

Australian military officials speaking on the condition of anonymity told local broadcaster ABC News that they suspected that a new aspect of Japan's participation in this year's Talisman Saber drills has piqued China's interests.

"This year's Talisman Saber involves the Japanese Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, which was created last year primarily as a response option for potential Chinese incursion in the Senkaku Islands," one official told reporters, adding, "Their capability and interoperability with Australia and the United States will be of interest to Beijing."

China has not yet commented on the matter.

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Australian student expelled from North Korea for 'committing anti-DPRK incitement' - CNN

Sigley, 29, was freed from detention Thursday after being held for over a week, telling reporters at Beijing airport that he was doing "great."

The North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has now stated that Sigley was deported for spying.

He was "caught red-handed committing anti-DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) incitement through internet, by a relevant institution of the DPRK on June 25," the news agency reported.

"Investigation revealed that at the instigation of the NK News and other anti-DPRK media he handed over several times the data and photos he collected and analyzed while combing Pyongyang by making use of the identity card of a foreign student [sic].

"He honestly admitted his spying acts of systemically collecting and offering data about the domestic situation of the DPRK and repeatedly asked for pardon, apologizing for encroachment upon the sovereignty of the DPRK."

The news agency added that the North Korean government deported Sigley on July 4 in an act of "humanitarian leniency."

Sigley had been studying at Kim Il Sung University and living in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. His family said in a statement that he first visited North Korea in 2012 and is fluent in Korean and Mandarin.

Alongside his studies, Sigley has written about his experiences in North Korea for the news site NK News. He also founded Tongil Tours, a business specializing in educational visits to North Korea.

Sigley's parents raised the alarm about his whereabouts last week after he was not heard from for two days, saying that he previously had been in regular contact and such a break was "unusual for him."

"We're over the moon that he's safe and sound and I'm sure in the coming days and weeks there will be more information about what has transpired," Sigley's father said following his son's arrival in Beijing.

Scott Morrisson, Australia's prime minister, was the first to confirm Sigley's release while speaking to Parliament, stating, "I'm sure we all could not be more pleased that we not only know where Alek is, but we know he is safe."

He also thanked Swedish officials for their "invaluable assistance" in securing Sigley's release, saying it was an example of the effectiveness of inter-government cooperation and behind the scenes diplomacy.

"The Swedish have advised the Australian government that they met with senior officials from the DPRK yesterday and raised the issue of Alek's disappearance on Australia's behalf," Morrisson told the parliament.

Sweden is one of the few Western countries with an embassy in North Korea and often acts as an intermediary for foreign governments and Pyongyang.

Two years ago, American student Otto Warmbier was released after he was taken captive by the North Korean regime during a brief sightseeing tour.

Then 22, Warmbier returned home to Ohio in a vegetative state -- blind, deaf, and having sustained severe brain damage from his year in detention. He died on June 19, 2017, days after the Trump administration had secured his return.

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2019-07-07 02:53:00Z
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Australian student expelled from North Korea for 'committing anti-DPRK incitement' - CNN

Sigley, 29, was freed from detention Thursday after being held for over a week, telling reporters at Beijing airport that he was doing "great."

The North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has now stated that Sigley was deported for spying.

He was "caught red-handed committing anti-DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) incitement through internet, by a relevant institution of the DPRK on June 25," the news agency reported.

"Investigation revealed that at the instigation of the NK News and other anti-DPRK media he handed over several times the data and photos he collected and analyzed while combing Pyongyang by making use of the identity card of a foreign student [sic].

"He honestly admitted his spying acts of systemically collecting and offering data about the domestic situation of the DPRK and repeatedly asked for pardon, apologizing for encroachment upon the sovereignty of the DPRK."

The news agency added that the North Korean government deported Sigley on July 4 in an act of "humanitarian leniency."

Sigley had been studying at Kim Il Sung University and living in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. His family said in a statement that he first visited North Korea in 2012 and is fluent in Korean and Mandarin.

Alongside his studies, Sigley has written about his experiences in North Korea for the news site NK News. He also founded Tongil Tours, a business specializing in educational visits to North Korea.

Sigley's parents raised the alarm about his whereabouts last week after he was not heard from for two days, saying that he previously had been in regular contact and such a break was "unusual for him."

"We're over the moon that he's safe and sound and I'm sure in the coming days and weeks there will be more information about what has transpired," Sigley's father said following his son's arrival in Beijing.

Scott Morrisson, Australia's prime minister, was the first to confirm Sigley's release while speaking to Parliament, stating, "I'm sure we all could not be more pleased that we not only know where Alek is, but we know he is safe."

He also thanked Swedish officials for their "invaluable assistance" in securing Sigley's release, saying it was an example of the effectiveness of inter-government cooperation and behind the scenes diplomacy.

"The Swedish have advised the Australian government that they met with senior officials from the DPRK yesterday and raised the issue of Alek's disappearance on Australia's behalf," Morrisson told the parliament.

Sweden is one of the few Western countries with an embassy in North Korea and often acts as an intermediary for foreign governments and Pyongyang.

Two years ago, American student Otto Warmbier was released after he was taken captive by the North Korean regime during a brief sightseeing tour.

Then 22, Warmbier returned home to Ohio in a vegetative state -- blind, deaf, and having sustained severe brain damage from his year in detention. He died on June 19, 2017, days after the Trump administration had secured his return.

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2019-07-06 12:07:00Z
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Armstrong to play basketball in Australia - 247Sports

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On Friday, Terry Armstrong announced that he has decided to play basketball professionally for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia's NBL.

Armstrong verbally committed to Arizona on Oct. 24 and eventually signed with the Wildcats. A 6-foot-6 wing out of Scottsdale (Ariz.) Bella Vista Prep, informed the Arizona coaching staff of his decision in the middle of June.

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Opting out of college for professional options is growing trend among high school prospects. Armstrong is the fourth high school recruit in the 2020 recruit class to opt for the professional ranks in the last three weeks.

RJ Hampton signed a deal with the New Zealand Breakers, of the NBL, in late May. Then KJ Martin, the son of Kenyon Martin, opted out of a scholarship to Vanderbilt to pursue going pro a few days later. In addition, LaMelo Ball, who likely wouldn’t have been eligible for college basketball, announced he’s headed to the NBL as well.

Last summer Armstrong averaged 20.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 12 Nike EYBL games. Armstrong connected on 89 of 180 field goal attempts, including 21 of 60 from the three-point stripe, during the league.

Upon signing with Arizona, Arizona head coach Sean Miller spoke highly of Armstrong.

"Terry was kind of born and raised in the state of Michigan," Arizona head coach Sean Miller has previously said. "Terry brings a toughness to our program that I think all of love to have as coaches. He also has great size for a wing and a guard.

"It’s not that he does one thing well. It’s the versatility that jumps off the page when we watch him and I think the best is yet to come. He’s in a program right now that is playing against the best competition in America at the high school level and I am really excited for him, anxious for him to have a great senior year. He will be able to come in and impact our program right away."

There have been some questions as to whether or not Armstrong would qualify to go to Arizona. He reaffirmed his commitment in late May when it looked as if he would open up his recruitment.

The decision came soon after meeting with Sean Miller and a public tweet that said he was going to continue to be an Arizona Wildcat.

A little over a month later, Armstrong is going to Australia to play for a team that will be entering its first season in the NBL.

Armstrong is ranked No. 61 overall and as the No. 8 shooting guard in the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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Behind Summit Smiles, Australia Says U.S.-China Trade Tensions Still Fester - Wall Street Journal

Australia isn’t expecting the U.S.-China trade fight to end soon. Pictured, a storm passes by as an amateur photographer in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

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July 5, 2019 5:56 am ET

CANBERRA, Australia—There has been no sign of a speedy resolution to U.S.-China trade tensions in recent meetings with American officials, Australia’s top finance minister said, despite President Trump’s more-conciliatory tone at last weekend’s Group of 20 summit.

Mr. Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping managed to get trade talks back on track last weekend, bolstering hopes of a break in trade hostilities between the world’s two biggest economies.

Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, however, said on Friday he had seen no sign during meetings with counterparts or recent separate talks with U.S. officials that a resolution was on the horizon. “These issues aren’t going away anytime soon,” Mr. Frydenberg said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, left, talks with specialist trader Paul Cosentino on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, June 19. Photo: Richard Drew/Associated Press

The global nature of trade means the bilateral spat is dealing a blow to economic growth world-wide. In April, the International Monetary Fund reduced its global growth forecast for 2019 to 3.3%—growth was 3.6% last year—and said trade tensions could weigh on it further.

China’s demand has been the biggest driver of global expansion. The trade tensions risk exacerbating the Chinese economy’s slowdown, with the collateral damage likely to include Australian mining giants who would be hard-hit by any slip in China’s demand for Australian resources such as copper and iron ore.

Mr. Frydenberg met recently with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to gauge political resolve in Washington on a range of issues including trade and urge a de-escalation in global tensions. Australia is a supporter of trade liberalization. Last year, it joined 12 other members of the World Trade Organization in supporting proposed changes to the world trade umpire, which Mr. Trump has called “the worst organization ever created.”

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison used a recent trade-focused speech to indirectly criticize Mr. Trump’s negotiating style as a “a narrow, transactional approach” where longstanding alliance relationships were being wound back to “nothing more than the sum of our deals.”

While Canberra understands U.S. frustrations with the multilateral trading system, Mr. Frydenberg said the answer is in reforming rather than dismantling the dispute process or withdrawing altogether from the WTO. An appellate body at the WTO that handles trade disputes could become dysfunctional by the end of the year because the U.S. has blocked the appointment of new judges.

“While the World Trade Organization is not the flavor of the month, it can be re-equipped to deal with some of the issues,” said Mr. Frydenberg.

Australia’s resource-reliant economy is one of the world’s most China-dependent. Mr. Morrison’s conservative government has been anxiously watching for progress in trade talks amid concerns that any fallout could worsen already anemic growth and prematurely end a record 28-year growth streak.

As part of President Trump’s efforts to rebalance trade relationships, he has imposed tariffs on almost every country around the world. WSJ’s Josh Zumbrun explains where we stand with our largest trading partners. Photo composite: Laura Kammerman

The country’s independent central bank lowered its official cash rate to a record low of 1.0% from 1.25% on Tuesday, delivering the first back-to-back cut since 2012. Reserve Bank of Australia Gov. Philip Lowe has kept open the prospect of even further cuts should the economy fail to rebound.

The low level of interest rates has some economists discussing the potential for the central bank to adopt unorthodox monetary policy to revive an economy growing at its weakest pace since the global financial crisis. The central bank is leaning on Canberra to support its efforts with infrastructure spending and fiscal stimulus.

Mr. Frydenberg said while growth has slowed, the economy remains one of the fastest-growing in the developed world. A US$111 billion, decadelong package of tax cuts passed Thursday would help, he added.

“The fundamentals of the Australian economy remain sound, we have a triple-A sovereign credit rating, and a budget coming back into surplus for the first time in a decade,” he said.

Write to James Glynn at james.glynn@wsj.com and Rob Taylor at rob.taylor@wsj.com

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