Question Time - Is Australia Committing Suicide

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I was at a lively Question Time session and this clip kicks off with a pointed question from Andrew Vile about an ASIS recruitment advert shown before films at the cinema. He’s clearly rattled — says the cinematic ad glamorises intelligence work and worries it’s airing too much about an organisation that should be secret. Fred Nile and others weigh in: some defend the thorough vetting process and the need to recruit, while others worry openly that flashy advertising could expose sensitive information and even attract the wrong kinds of applicants. The discussion widens quickly — touching on the idea of how recruits are sourced, the value of people with no social media footprint, and whether public advertising is sensible for intelligence roles. It then flips into broader concerns about defence spending, foreign policy, America’s electoral system, and past wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The tone is a mix of frustration, curiosity and old-school political debate — great for anyone interested in Australian national security, recruitment ethics and the balance between transparency and secrecy.

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I caught this heated Question Time moment and had to share — what a start! The clip opens with Andrew Vile calling out an ASIS recruitment advertisement he saw running at the cinema, saying it glamorises spy work and feels offensively public for a secretive organisation. He asks whether putting this kind of material out in the open is, bluntly, a form of national self-sabotage. Fred Nile and others respond: some explain how rigorous the vetting process actually is and why clean digital footprints can matter for recruits, while others worry that flashy, James Bond-style advertising might attract the wrong profile or even give too much away. The exchange then broadens into questions about how we find the right people for sensitive roles, whether advertising is the best route, and the curious irony of seeking recruits who have no social media presence via mass media ads.

From there the conversation pivots into wider national concerns — defence spending, foreign policy, the influence of big powers like China, and reflections on recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s a classic Question Time mix: candid, sometimes combative, and absolutely worth watching if you care about Australian security, recruitment ethics, and how open we should be about secret services. Drop a comment with your take — do you think intelligence recruitment should be public at all? Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe for more clips from Question Time.

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