ASIO launches recruitment campaign

Australia's spy agency ASIO has launched a campaign for recruits as the organisation
continues to grow.
A major plank in the campaign is a new website using videos to show the life of a spy.
The new ASIO website can be viewed at www.asio.gov.au
The plan was to make information about ASIO more accessible to the public, deputy
director-general David Fricker said.
"There is a legitimate public interest in what we do," he told reporters in Canberra
on Friday.
For Mr Fricker, the newfound spotlight is interesting, given it wasn't all that long
ago that a man in his position remained anonymous.
In a rare event, journalists were invited inside ASIO headquarters, which is also
home to the super secretive Office of National Assessments.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland also attended the launch and praised the
organisation for its increasing transparency.
The ASIO event is part of a new offensive from the government to demystify the
intelligence community.
Earlier this year, journalists were welcomed into the Defence Signals Directorate,
one of the six bodies that makes up the intelligence community.
Mr McClelland was frank when talking about the new openness.
"It is a good thing," he said.
"ASIO has been instrumental in protecting Australia ... since 1949."