Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull defends use of private email server

CANBERRA: -- The office of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his use of a private email server for government business.

Mr Turnbull's spokesman said many officials used such private systems for their convenience and functionality.

It comes after the The Australian newspaper revealed the PM was using a private email server to communicate with colleagues and journalists.

The report prompted concerns over the security and ethics of the practice.

Some experts have suggested the private email server could be more vulnerable to hacking than the federal parliament's secure system.

The use of a private system has also raised suspicions over whether it could end up subverting freedom-of-information laws.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34483157


-- BBC 2015-10-09

This could really boost US-Aussie cooperation: "Hillary, could you tell me again how I should spin this?"

Obviously this is going to be the new normal for the power elites and politicos.