Announced today were new measure to make the airports in Australia more secure, these include the following measures which will affect all 70,000 people who work at all the airports around Australia in every capacity:

1. All members of Airport Staff will no undergo a full background check by Australian Federal Police for any previous offence. Those will any will be prioritised in a catagory class. Anyone in the High Priority will loose their job with no recourse at all, and they will have a permanent mark against their name, these include people who have offended and still continue to do so. Medium Priority people are those who have not long completed sentances or who are serving part-time gaol sentances for any crime, they will be monitored as to their activities and judged on a case by case scenario, those who are trying to do the right thing will be allowed to keep their jobs but will not be permitted into sencative areas. Those with a Low Priority will be allowed into most areas without supervision. Everyone working at the airports will also have to undergo a full security check before being given a clearence, this will include advancement in grades. Anyone found to be committing an offence in the future may have their privlidges reduced or even taken away, though there are cases where the person may be gaoled. The Government wish to clearly state that there is no “Zero Tollerance” Pollicy in place, though it is possible that one maybe implimented later on.

2. All areas that are security sencative will now be fully guarded or monitored. All Airports are to receive a full security upgrade, which will include electronic devices on par to those used in military establishments. The cost of all this is to be passed on to the travelers who the government think “won’t mind paying an extra buck for the security and their safe being”(Nice to know that they are thinking of us, I hope that they will drop some of the excessive taxes that come with flying out of Sydney where an International ticket could cost you up to $300 extra in taxes and charges. Or perhaps dropping the now useless Anset levy since that issue is now a mute point- Domestic flights are also slugged with excessive charges that can see anything up to $180 charges on top of any ticket purchace. All these charges make Sydeny the most expencive airport in Australia to fly from, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast are not far behind).

3. A new “Head of Security” position is to be created for all Major airports. The Officer in this position will be tasked with all security matters including who to hire and who to fire. All contract security will report to this person and if a security company is found to be lacking in any area of their duties, the Officer has the right to dismiss the employees of that company and terminate it’s contract on the spot. All security in on and around the airports are to report directly to the Officer and the Officer reports to both the Australian Federal Police and the National Government.

4. All contract security companies are to have their people reviewed under these new laws, the same implications and assesment rules will apply to them as outlined in 1. though if it is found that a company knows about the criminal history of it’s employees but still send them they will be terminated forthwith. Also if a company has to many employees in the High Priority catagory they are still to be terminated as the said company would be deemed a laiability risk (I imagine that a few companies will spend tonight reviewing their staff).

5. Anyone with a previous connection to any cartel or terrorist orginisation will be immediately relieved of duties and taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police, these include foregin nationals, who maybe repatriated or detained in facilities here, in anycase they are all to be processed by the laws of Australia.

All these new rules and laws are to come into effect immediately.