Whether they were known as spies or not, people were reporting their observations from this land from 1788: to rival European powers on strategic possibilities, to Britain on suspect Europeans, as well as desperadoes reporting to any authority anything that might give them an advantage. After Federation, the new nation continued to report to Britain on their enemies. Between the wars, that spying looked to both the left and the right. ASIO was launched to take care of the Cold War on the domestic front. And if there are spies amongst us today, how could we tell?

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face / Online

COURSE OUTLINE

• Colonial espionage: British enemies and enemies of the Australian government
• National espionage: Pre War and WWI; between the wars: WWII; Cold War; from 1990
• Spy thrillers as an Australian genre

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Discuss why and how foreign powers have been looking at Australia
2. Outline how and why Australian authorities have used spies at different times