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What is the motivation behind this announcement? Considering that it is a generic ‘we are under attack’. The Prime Minister doesn’t usually hold press confere

by ferros 6y ago

What is the motivation behind this announcement? Considering that it is a generic ‘we are under attack’. The Prime Minister doesn’t usually hold press conferences like this unless there is a good reason.

ShorsHammer 6y ago
You would hope the ACSC has been working furiously behind the scenes before anything got announced. There's nothing sophisticated whatsoever about these attacks, it's quite strange to make a vague political announcement where everyone jumps to their own conclusions.
- denkmoon 6y ago
  I think people jumping to conclusions is by design. In the context of the trade spat that is going on between Aus and China, "We're not saying it's China, but it's China"
gonzo41 6y ago
Australian unemployment is essentially at 11% and youth unemployment is >25%. Both are going to trend higher this next quarter. I think it's a distraction from the poor handling of the recession. It's been pretty standard tack to ring the national security bell when ever there is a speed wobble from the government. This will grab the news for the day so they can end the parliamentary week without the weekend news being about everyone lack of a job. I can't really see any 4d chess moves from the Australian Government here.
- bigiain 6y ago
  > I can't really see any 4d chess moves from the Australian Government here. Or ever, at least from any of the parties we have contending for power right now... But "how good is coal?" :sigh: (I assume you're the Gonzo who's sharpening up a nice knife for this weekend? ;-) )
mr_toad 6y ago
> What is the motivation behind this announcement? Justifying spending millions of dollars on more bureaucracy .
zaphirplane 6y ago
Perhaps it’s a way to say stop it or we go public ? Perhaps it’s to get some news time as a statesman leader ;)
stubish 6y ago
There is an ongoing dispute between Australia and China and the motivation is most likely to drum up support for how the government is dealing with China (not explicitly blaming China is in fact loudly yelling IT WAS CHINA to anyone following the current narrative). There is also a chance it is to start blaming others for the shoddy National Broadband Network that the ruling party is responsible for and might be becoming a bigger issue with COVID-19 making more people aware of the problems, due to work and schools needing teleconferencing, and streaming services lowering quality to cope with the load.

by ferros 6y ago

ShorsHammer 6y ago

You would hope the ACSC has been working furiously behind the scenes before anything got announced. There's nothing sophisticated whatsoever about these attacks, it's quite strange to make a vague political announcement where everyone jumps to their own conclusions.

denkmoon 6y ago
I think people jumping to conclusions is by design. In the context of the trade spat that is going on between Aus and China, "We're not saying it's China, but it's China"

gonzo41 6y ago

Australian unemployment is essentially at 11% and youth unemployment is >25%. Both are going to trend higher this next quarter. I think it's a distraction from the poor handling of the recession. It's been pretty standard tack to ring the national security bell when ever there is a speed wobble from the government. This will grab the news for the day so they can end the parliamentary week without the weekend news being about everyone lack of a job. I can't really see any 4d chess moves from the Australian Government here.

bigiain 6y ago
> I can't really see any 4d chess moves from the Australian Government here. Or ever, at least from any of the parties we have contending for power right now... But "how good is coal?" :sigh: (I assume you're the Gonzo who's sharpening up a nice knife for this weekend? ;-) )

mr_toad 6y ago

> What is the motivation behind this announcement? Justifying spending millions of dollars on more bureaucracy .

zaphirplane 6y ago

Perhaps it’s a way to say stop it or we go public ? Perhaps it’s to get some news time as a statesman leader ;)

stubish 6y ago

There is an ongoing dispute between Australia and China and the motivation is most likely to drum up support for how the government is dealing with China (not explicitly blaming China is in fact loudly yelling IT WAS CHINA to anyone following the current narrative). There is also a chance it is to start blaming others for the shoddy National Broadband Network that the ruling party is responsible for and might be becoming a bigger issue with COVID-19 making more people aware of the problems, due to work and schools needing teleconferencing, and streaming services lowering quality to cope with the load.