Looking at
http://asio.gov.au/img/files/ASIO-Re...012-update.pdf
Page 19 says
In 2011–12, ASIO completed 153,644 counter-terrorism security assessments, a 40 per cent increase on those completed for 2010–11. No adverse or qualified counter-terrorism security assessments were issued in 2011–12.
Page 21 then says that in 2011-2011 there were 67,501 ASIC and 30,421 MSIC assessments.
Went through the available ASIO annual reports at
ASIO » Previous Reports to Parliament and picked out the specific ASIC+MSIC related figures.
2003-04 58147 checks, 0 adverse assessments, 0 qualified assessments.
2004-05 38466, 0, 0
2005-06 71733, 0, 0
2006-07 118118, 0, 0
2007-08 70084, 0, 0
2008-09 56266, 0, 0
2009-10 88367, 0, 0
2010-11 97922, 1, unknown
2011-12 138312, 0, 0
So., 1 adverse finding, after more than 735000 checks over 9 years, and we don't know if that would have been used at someplace meaningfull, ie an international airport instead of a GA airport like Birdsville.
That is just ASIO, the AFP probably use different assessment criteria, but in total, I still believe that the whole ASIC and MSIC regimes are political kneejerkarrie + total bull**** + empire building.