David Wroe
David Wroe is the defence correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
Officials broke rules on Zygier as case was flicked to ASIO
David Wroe, Tom Allard Two of Australia's highest ranking foreign affairs officials knew of the jailing of Melbourne man Ben Zygier - dubbed ''Prisoner X'' - in Israel but left his consular care in the hands of spy agency...
Failure to intervene: why Canberra turned its back on Prisoner X
David Wroe and Ruth Pollard A government inquiry has reignited concern over the Prisoner X affair.
No help from home as official account changes
David Wroe NINE days ago, the office of the Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, sent written questions to the minister's department seeking advice for a TV interview Carr would record the following evening on the...
Danger does not compute in cyber war
David Wroe The number of serious cyber attacks investigated by Canberra's defence spy agency doubled last year, new figures show, as security experts warn of dangerous complacency in the Australian community...
Australian diplomat 'aware Zygier being held'
David Wroe and Ruth Pollard An Australian diplomat knew that Melbourne man Ben Zygier was being held in an Israeli prison before he died in his cell, the government has admitted, amid explosive reports that Mr Zygier was a...
'We failed our duty' to Prisoner X
David Wroe Melbourne man dubbed 'Prisoner X' received no consular assistance from Australian officials despite the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade having been told of his detention by Israeli...
Department relied on Israel over 'Prisoner X'
David Wroe THE Melbourne man dubbed ''Prisoner X'' received no consular assistance from Australian officials despite the Department of Foreign Affairs having been told of his detention by Israeli authorities...
Huawei wants equal treatment for NBN suppliers
David Wroe Local arm of Chinese telecom firm hits back at exclusion from national broadband network.
Huawei hits back at NBN deal rejection
David Wroe The local arm of Chinese telecom firm Huawei has hit back at its exclusion from the National Broadband Network by calling for independent cyber spying checks on all foreign-made technology used in...
