In spite of moves by Middle East nations to stop wireless email service, Australia will not ban BlackBerry smartphones.

Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry phone, is facing pressure from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries to provide access to the encrypted information on the device.?The BlackBerry faces a ban on the countries because it allows emails and web histories to stay private.

Saudi Arabia's said it would stop BlackBerry services starting August 5. The UAE would also ban the device on October 11.

India voiced concerns over RIM's tough security standards. In spite of the threats, RIM intends to stand firm, saying that it does not give any government access to BlackBerry messenger, email, and web-browsing information.

Australia's attorney-general department refused to comment on whether it had sent a request to access encrypted data.

"The Attorney-General's Department regularly works with international and domestic service providers, however, it would be inappropriate to comment on any individual service provider," a department spokesman said.

However, the spokesman confirms that the government has not considered following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia and UAE.