Sounds to me as though the second paragraph sums it up pretty well; the police in AU have been far more aggressive about hacking offences in the last few years.

Sounds to me as though the second paragraph sums it up pretty well; the police in AU have been far more aggressive about hacking offences in the last few years. It's quite probable that the worn passport, plus the fact he was caught hacking that would have sent up a red flag when he came through, not so much the wikileaks stuff, or a combination of all the things he's done, not the wikileaks stuff by itself. Mind you, Australia does have a history of arresting those who "leak" protected reports [1], but then he would have been arrested, not just had his passport confiscated! But it's easy to speculate! [1] http://www.caslon.com.au/whistlecasesnote4.htm#kessing http://www.caslon.com.au/whistlecasesnote4.htm#kessing