OZschwitz gulag: ASIO, the AFP and NSW police engaged private firms to monitor internet sites and social media

Burly and bearded, Tony Groves arrived at the camp at Maules Creek in northern NSW, declaring a passion for the environment and an exotic, hidden past.

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The former military intelligence officer and Harley Davidson enthusiast called himself Tony Allen, and fitted in at first with the ragtag community of greenies and landowners who had been protesting for three years against the dramatic expansion of coal mining in the area by Japanese mining giant Idemitsu and Whitehaven Coal.

It soon became apparent that something was odd. He would disappear suddenly and frequently and suggest protest actions that were highly risky and potentially damaging to the cause. Somewhat implausibly, Tony had explained he was facing weapons charges, a fugitive from a bikie gang which he had left amid threats of retribution.

''He was just completely neurotic about being in a photograph,'' says Ben Solity, one of the protest leaders.

A Fairfax Media investigation this week uncovered the fact Groves was part of an extraordinary undercover operation against the activists who are known as the Leard Forest Alliance or Front Line Action Against Coal.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/coal-spies-the-secret-world-of-black-ops-20140606-39ofv.html

OZschwitz gulag: ASIO, the AFP and NSW police engaged private firms to monitor internet sites and social media

OZschwitz gulag: ASIO, the AFP and NSW police engaged private firms to monitor internet sites and social media

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