For a long time the Australian Signals intelligence or Sigint story has been kept secret. Until now...Why does Australia have a national signals intelligence agency What does it do and why is it controversial And how significant are its ties with key partners the United States the United Kingdom Canada and New Zealand to this arrangementRevealing Secretsampnbspis a compelling account of Australian Signals intelligence its efforts at revealing the secrets of other nations and keeping ours safe. It brings to light those clever Australians whose efforts were for so long entirely unknown or overlooked. Blaxland and Birgin traverse the royal commissions and reviews that shaped Australias intelligence community in the 20th century and consider the advent and the impact of cyber. In unearthing this integral if hidden and little understood part of Australian statecraft this book increases our understanding of the past present and what lies ahead.George Orwell famously wrote during World War Two we sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. Reading this superb history by John Blaxland and Clare Birgin on Australias involvement with Sigint and cyber we can contemplate a new formula. We sleep safer because 247 intelligent technologically competent patriotic men and women who work for our agencies develop and work our electronic defence and offence capacities at worldclass standard. This in a world now in which we are constantly under attack. The work so secret it is proving impossible to produce an official history. This is the closest we can get and it is very good. If you are seriously interested in our defence and survival or you would just like a good read this belongs on your bookshelf. Kim Beazley former Defence MinisterA meticulous compilation of the largely unsung past achievements of our most consistently productive intelligence source. And a thoughtful analysis of how to approach the extraordina