US, German and Russian backed INDONESIA has beefed up its military presence in waters off its southern border as military officials claim its air force is ready and that Australia is "reachabale"

Claims Australia is 'reachable' by Indonesia's air force as border stoush hits new lows

Patrick Lion
The Daily Telegraph
January 23,2014

•  Military presence in southern waters has been increased
• Radar centres facing Australia are on alert
• Air Force base in Makassar makes our country 'reachable'
• Follows admission sovereign waters had been breached

INDONESIA has beefed up its military presence in waters off its southern border as military officials claim its air force is ready and that Australia is "reachabale" if there are any more border violations.

Indonesian military officials have today told the Jakarta Post its Navy warships, including frigates, fast torpedo craft and corvettes as well as maritime patrol aircraft, have been deployed to waters off its southern border.

Four Air Force defence radars have also been programmed to closely monitor the area.

"We are watching four radars in Timika, Merauke (in Papua), Saumlaki (Maluku) and Buraen (East Nusa Tenggara), which all face Australia," Air Force chief spokesman Air Commodore Hadi Tjahjanto told The Jakarta Post.

USA Germany Russia supply Tanks F16's, Apache attack helicopters and Submarines to Indonesia as Indonesia continues to demand Australia cease defending its borders from Indonesian based Insurgents / asylum seekers

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison speaks with Ben Fordham about the allegations of torture by Insurgents and THEIR ABC by the Royal Australian Navy

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison slams THEIR ABC and SMH allegations of insurgent abuse against the Royal Australian Navy

THEIR ABC Caught out AGAIN!!!! Slandering Australia's Finest, we know who is paying them and its now official who it is they are working for, and it is not Australia.

If we notice any border violations, our air base in Makassar will be ready. Australia is reachable from there."

The Post said the base referred to was the Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force Base in the South Sulawesi provincial capital, home the 11th squadron of 16 Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27/30 Flankers.

The newspaper said the flankers have a maximum range of some 3,000 kilometers. The sea border lies some 1,000 km from Makassar. At Mach 1, or the speed of sound, the Flankers would reach the border in little over an hour.

Comment is being sought from Prime Minister Tony Abbott's office and the Australian Defence Force.

The developments come after Australia admitted last week it had accidentally breached Indonesia's sovereignty during asylum seeker missions in recent weeks.

Professor Damien Kingsbury from Deakin University told News.com.au: "Indonesia has always been pensive about its territorial integrity and Australia has played a role in that in the past."

"There's a sensitivity about that. If Indonesia did that to Australia we'd be very upset, if not more so," he said.

The Australian Government apologised to Indonesia after Navy vessels "inadvertently" breached Indonesia's territory "on several occasions" in recent weeks.

Australia's relationship with Indonesia has hit rocky waters recently, particularly because of the government's 'turn back the boats' policy and allegations from US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden that Australia spied on the country's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and his wife, Ani in 2009.

Professor Clive Williams, from Australian National University's Centre of Military and Security Law, hosed down concerns, saying it was just rhetoric that was good for Indonesia's politicians ahead of looming elections.

But he said Australia had blundered last week by admitting the sovereignty violations, which then demanded a response.

"It's probably good mileage for politicians in Indonesian to be extra nationalistic," he said.

"I would doubt whether they would follow through on that - it's very much for home consumption. The stupidity on our part was admitting we'd entered their waters. That was necessary on our part and has just created problems."

USA Germany Russia supply Tanks F16's, Apache attack helicopters and Submarines to Indonesia as Indonesia continues to demand Australia cease defending its borders from Indonesian based Insurgents / asylum seekers

USA,Barack Husseine Obama & Germany supply 30 F-16 fighters,a dozen Apache attack helicopters and 103 Leopard battle tanks while Russia supplies 12 Submarines armed with cruise missiles.
I have to wonder who's side those 1700 US Marines recently stationed on Australian soil in Darwin will be on when Indonesia starts pushing buttons.
It could well be they are part of an Obama Muslim Brother Hood sabotage /advanced scout force,designed to pave the way for an Indonesian invasion.
Sydney's Occupied Territories should make for interesting viewing as the already embedded Jihadi's mobilise;

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Indonesia boosts military presence near Australia and ramps up efforts to increase its firepower

News
January 23, 2014

INDONESIA has boosted its military presence near Australia and ramped up a push to increase the firepower of its armed forces, according to a report.

It comes at a time of growing turmoil in Australia's relationship with Indonesia after revelations last week Australian Navy vessels breached Indonesia's territorial waters while enforcing the Coalition's asylum seeker policy.

As The Jakarta Post reports, Indonesia is greatly expanding its Marine Corps.
The nation is reportedly awaiting the delivery of 30 F-16 fighters, a dozen Apache attack helicopters and 103 Leopard battle tanks from the US and Germany, and is purchasing a dozen Russian submarines armed with cruise missiles.

The country has warned it will deploy navy vessels to patrol its coast after the Australian incursion last week. The nation's Air Force has also programmed four radars to monitor the country's southern border.

 She said the military should strengthen its "outward-looking" approach due to signs of escalating threats. The Post also quoted an anonymous official who said a clash at sea could be "imminent".

"Now that we have three frigates on the border, a clash could be imminent as our Navy will prevent the towing back," the official said.

One expert told news.com.au the military upgrade was a response to fears about Australia, which is "front and centre" in the country's mind at the moment, as well as concerns about other neighbours and growing powers such as India and China.

Professor Damien Kingsbury from Deakin University said: "Indonesia has always been pensive about its territorial integrity and Australia has played a role in that in the past."
"There's a sensitivity about that. If Indonesia did that to Australia we'd be very upset, if not more so," he said.

The Australian Government apologised to Indonesia after Navy vessels "inadvertently" breached Indonesia's territory "on several occasions" in recent weeks.
Australia's relationship with Indonesia has hit rocky waters recently, particularly because of the government's 'turn back the boats' policy and allegations from US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden that Australia spied on the country's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and his wife, Ani in 2009.

Prof Kingsbury said the Government had handled the spying issue "very poorly". "We needed to apologise and we needed to do it quickly and we didn't," he told news.com.au.
At a media interview at the weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said she works very closely with her Indonesian equivalent, Dr Marty Natalegawa.
"We're in regular communication, we are working together for the shared purpose of ensuring the people smuggling trade is dismantled but also that the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strengthened."
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said at a press conference this afternoon that Tony Abbott's policies were causing tension with Indonesia.
"Our relationship with Indonesia is important. Clearly Abbott policies are causing real friction with Indonesia.

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison speaks with Ben Fordham about the allegations of torture by Insurgents and THEIR ABC by the Royal Australian Navy

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison slams THEIR ABC and SMH allegations of insurgent abuse against the Royal Australian Navy

THEIR ABC Caught out AGAIN!!!! Slandering Australia's Finest, we know who is paying them and its now official who it is they are working for, and it is not Australia.

Organized Crime Australia : Union to fund Bikie Gangs High Court Challenge against anti gang laws

Australian Labor Party Fundraisers and Bag Men,now what will the Unions and the ALP ask for in return for this magnanimous gesture ?

Australian Crime Commission task force seizes $500m in drugs, cash as investigators focus on motorcycle gangs, people smugglers

Unions fund bikies High Court challenge against the Newman Government's anti-gang laws

Josh Robertson 
Courier Mail

January 21,2014

THE Queensland premier says union members will be upset to learn their money is being used to bankroll a court challenge against his anti-bikie laws.

The Maritime Union of Australia and a group aligning itself with the Electrical Trades Union have given $5000 and $10,000 to the United Motorcycle Council's fighting fund, The Courier-Mail reports.

MUA state secretary Mick Carr told the paper the donation was made to help bring down laws that are not restricted to bikies.

Premier Campbell Newman said union members would be rightly upset by the revelation.

"I think many hard working union members would be unhappy about their money being used to bankroll criminals,'' he wrote on Twitter.

Acting Attorney-General David Crisafulli has also attacked the move.

"While the unions support criminal gangs, we'll continue to stand up for innocent Queenslanders who have had enough of these gangs and the huge list of crimes they commit,'' Mr Crisafulli told the news paper.

The UMC has announced it will launch a High Court challenge to the bikie laws.

The Queensland Council of Unions is also considering it's own action against the laws, saying they infringe on the work rights of members linked to bikie gangs.

The bikie laws include additional jail terms for gang members who are convicted of serious crimes, and also restrict their ability to gather in public.

They also ban people with gang links from working in certain industries.

Opposition Leader Annastascia Palaszczuk said it was up to unions to decide how they spent their money and whether or not they wanted to help challenge the laws.

"That's a matter for that union but people have a right to appeal, they have a right to challenge," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"We live in a democracy, we live in a place where if you don't like a particular law you have right to challenge it."

Ms Palaszczuk said the ETU also had a right to challenge laws aimed at weeding bikies out of the construction industry.

"What the union is concerned about is the impact of these laws on hard working tradesman, electricians, tradesman right across Queensland," she said.

"These are the people being targeted for no apparent reason."

Earlier, The Courier-Mail reported unions are helping bankroll the bikies' High Court fight against a common foe - the Newman Government and its anti-gang laws.

The Maritime Union of Australia and a group aligning itself with the Electrical Trades Union have donated thousands of dollars to the United Motorcycle Council fighting fund.

The MUA, which gave $5000, and a group calling itself the "ETU Boys", which gave $10,000, are among prominent donors to a UMC war chest currently swelling by about $100,000 a month.

The national arm of the Bandidos has also been forced to give $35,000 by other clubs who blamed its members for provoking the war on bikie gangs.

The Queensland Council of Unions will today consider separate legal action against laws which it considers may infringe the work rights of members linked to bikie gangs.

The ETU has already flagged its own High Court challenge of the "disgraceful" laws on behalf of members who face being stripped of trade licences despite quitting clubs.

Australian Crime Commission task force seizes $500m in drugs, cash as investigators focus on motorcycle gangs, people smugglers

Australian Crime Commission taskforce seizes $500m in drugs, cash as investigators focus on motorcycle gangs, people smugglers

ABC
By Sarah Dingle
January 23,2014

The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is claiming a major victory in its fight against organised crime, with a special covert taskforce seizing more than $500 million in drugs and cash in the last year.

The commission's anti-money laundering taskforce, which is focused on tracking the proceeds of crime, has led investigators to clandestine drug labs within Australia and criminal activities overseas.

ACC's acting chief executive Paul Jevtovic says the key to following the money was working out how it was being moved offshore through alternative remitters - agents outside the formal banking system who offer cash transferral services.

"They need to move their profits in safe havens where they can then line their pockets, or in turn, use that profit to continue the crimes that they're perpetuating again civilians here in Australia," he said.

Mr Jevtovic estimates organised crime costs the Australian economy at least $15 billion every year.

He said criminal profits are primarily derived from drug importation which the commission worked with state and federal investigators, and international partners like the US Drug Enforcement Agency, to crack down on.

"Drug importations into Australia continue to be the main profit source by organised crime here in this country, but there is a range of other things, serious organised investment frauds, identity theft," he said.

"Over the last 12 months the covert aspects of that operation, which are ongoing, has seized more than $580 million in drugs and assets, including $26 million in cash.

"In the last week, we have had a single cash seizure of $6 million."

People smugglers, motorcycle gangs monitored by investigators

Mr Jevtovic said a "very complex global network" of more than 20 countries were involved in the movement of money in and out of Australia.

"We're not going to go into detail about the specific countries, but the reality is that the Middle East and south-east Asia have featured prominently," he said.

"There's no doubt, and we've confirmed, bikie gangs operating in Australia and elsewhere in the world are involved. There's clearly drug cartels, people smuggling networks.

"We've allowed the money to take us to the crime types. There've been, for example, something like 128 targets that were previously unknown to law enforcement identified. There have been 105 people arrested on some 190 charges."

Mr Jevtovic said people smuggling operations and outlaw motorcycle gangs are a focus of investigations but he declined to say whether any bikie associates have been implicated.

"I don't want to confirm that, but it would be fair to say that outlaw motorcycle gangs have been the subject of our investigations and will continue to be," he said.

"Money has been paid to people to facilitate the commission of people smuggling, and it is the movement of those funds we will continue to focus on."

The ACC is also monitoring the use of rising international digital currency, bitcoin, but would not confirm whether it is a preferred method of money laundering by organised crime.

Sydney's Multicultural Sociopath's Inc. attack TV News reporter

Seven reporter headbutted in Sydney

Ninemsn


A television reporter was injured when he was headbutted requesting a doorstop interview in Sydney's west.

Seven reporter Hugh Whitfeld was "bleeding pretty badly" after he was attacked at a home in Edensor Park, sources at the network say.

Whitfeld was one of several journalists on the street this morning after an accident had taken place just after midnight.

A young man was hospitalised after the car he was driving smashed into the bedroom of a house on the road.
Whitfeld, along with Nine reporter Laura Tunstall, was waiting for residents in the home to wake up before they were to knock on the door.

At 8.30am this morning a group of reporters went to the house in the hopes of speaking someone living in the house.

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