"Australian embassies are being secretly used to intercept phone calls and data across Asia as part of a US-led global spying network, according to whistleblower Edward Snowden and a former Australian intelligence officer." See the
“Australian embassies are being secretly used to intercept phone calls and data across Asia as part of a US-led global spying network, according to whistleblower Edward Snowden and a former Australian intelligence officer.”
See the full article: Exposed: Australia’s Asia spy network (Sydney Morning Herald, link)
See also: US spy leaks: How intelligence is gathered (BBC News, link)