Wikileaks Stratfor release confirmed that Stratfor - one hop from, and associated directly by some with the CIA - was simply paying elected politicians within Australia. They of course claim this was for information gathering and had no effect, but since when - with 24 hours in a day - does a second income stream and work commitment not corrupt your capacity to represent your constituents in the most active and honest way possible? It's clear it was a breach of trust on the part of the official in question.

Then you have US manipulation of EU structure and policy...