Dirty Secrets [electronic resource] : Our ASIO files
Burgmann, Meredith, 1947-2014
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In this moving, funny and sometimes chilling book, leading Australians open their ASIO files and read what the state's security apparatus said about them. Writers from across the political spectrum including Mark Aarons, Phillip Adams, Nadia Wheatley, Michael Kirby, Peter Cundall, Gary Foley and Anne Summers confront – and in some cases reclaim – their pasts. Reflecting on the interpretations, observations and proclamations that anonymous officials make about your personal life is not easy. Yet we see outrage mixed with humour, not least as ASIO officers got basic information wrong a lot of the time, though many writers have to contend with personal betrayal. Some reflect on the way their political views have – or haven't – changed. Meredith Burgmann and all those who were spied on have produced an extraordinary book where those being watched look right back.
Main title:
Dirty Secrets [electronic resource] : Our ASIO files / Meredith Burgmann
Author:
Burgmann, Meredith, 1947-, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : NewSouth, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
97817422468199781742241753
Language:
English
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BRN:
324590
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eBook |