Fed: Ruddock set to seek designs for new spook central

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2006
Fed: Ruddock set to seek designs for new spook central

The government is building a better and bigger head office for Australia's spies.

Attorney General PHILIP RUDDOCK and Finance Minister NICK MINCHIN say the government
will seek submissions from design professionals .. to assist in the design of a state-of-the-art
intelligence facility.

Mr RUDDOCK and Senator MINCHIN say the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
and the Office of National Assessments will move to a new building in Canberra by 2011.

Both are now located in the ageing ASIO building in the defence office complex .. in
the Canberra suburb of Russell.

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KEYWORD: ASIO (CANBERRA)

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