Interestingly enough, Australia is the third country after US and UK to adopt the same "security protocols"[0]. And yet they're the first one not to ban the ele

Interestingly enough, Australia is the third country after US and UK to adopt the same "security protocols"[0]. And yet they're the first one not to ban the electronics. I suspect not because they didn't want to, but simply because they couldn't, on account of the no-checked-laptops rule you mentioned. [0] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-laptop-ban-travel-restrictions-new-security-checks-uk-us-middle-east-flights-a7661361.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australi...