[LINK] NSW Govt Response to Lodhi's Use of Its Web-Sites

[Roger Clarke]

Review of Web access
The Canberra Times
Sunday 25 April 2004

Sydney:  The NSW Government will review access to its web sites after 
reports that a Sydney man charged with planning a terror attack in 
Australia had used the Internet to gather information.

A Sydney newspaper said the suspect allegedly used a NSW Government 
web site to get maps, data and satellite images of potential targets.

Faheem Khalid Lodhi, 34, of Punchbowl in Sydney's south-west, 
appeared in court this week on seven terrorist-related offences, 
accused of undertaking acts in preparation for a terrorist attack on 
a major infrastructure facility.

NSW Polic Minister John Watkins said a review of access to such 
information would be undertaken.  But balancing the right to the 
information with security would be difficult.

[Golly, a sensible and measured response.  We're not used to 
'sensible and measured' from NSW Police Ministers.  Well done that 
person!]

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