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According to the CIA's charter, agents cannot engage in secret operations in the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand without prior approval. In 1972, Australia elected a labor government, which caused concern for the US due to their withdrawal from Vietnam, support for Palestinian rights, and proposal of an Indian Ocean zone of peace. The US feared the closure of military bases, including Pine Gap, which would strategically blind the alliance. Australia's Security Intelligence Organization illegally shared dossiers on Labour Party members, union leaders, and peace activists with the CIA. A slush fund was created to provide money to opposition parties, and forged documents were used to implicate Labour Party members in scandals, fueled by a complicit Australian media led by Rupert Murdoch.