Tisme
Apathetic at Best
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He is milking it though, trying to be the new Menzies, just like Howard tried and surprisingly succeeded somewhat.
Yep, probably Tony Abbott is behind the entire disaster that is the ME, just so he can play war games and get a lift in the polls.
He is milking it though, trying to be the new Menzies, just like Howard tried and surprisingly succeeded somewhat.
Yep, probably Tony Abbott is behind the entire disaster that is the ME, just so he can play war games and get a lift in the polls.
Until the body bags started coming home...
How much more comfortable you feel knowing that it will be George Brandis deciding when it's OK for ASIO to break into your house or hack your phone without a warrant is one thing. Another is the surreal nature of the debate that caused the Attorney General to announce that torture will be specifically excluded from the list of crimes that an SIO will excuse.
But the sleeper is section 35P, which creates a criminal offence of disclosing information that relates to an SIO, with a penalty of up to five years in prison.
This provision attracted some attention from the Joint Committee. It made a few recommendations for changes that the Government has accepted. None of these should make journalists sleep more comfortably.
The offence catches not just those who leak information, but anyone who republishes it. There are no defences to protect journalists, such as public interest. And note the word "relates". Not just the details of the SIO, but even the fact that it exists, or tangentially connected information, will be caught in the net.
The offence has two elements:
That the person disclosed information; and
That the information related to an SIO.
That's it. All that has to be proved is that the disclosure was intentional (not accidental), and that the person making it was reckless as to whether it related to an SIO. They don't have to have known that the SIO even existed and, of course, how could they? SIOs are extremely secret squirrel.
No, of course not. Just indulging in some rare sarcasm which seems an appropriate response to some of what is posted above.Julia, I hope you are not serious.
Would you care to outline how, instead, he should be managing this situation?He is milking it though, trying to be the new Menzies, just like Howard tried and surprisingly succeeded somewhat.
Don't worry IF.I like how Abbott says terrorist want to take our freedom away then proceeds to do just that.
This bit is really dark
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-23/bradley-press-freedom-sidelined-in-pursuit-of-security/5761364
I like how Abbott says terrorist want to take our freedom away then proceeds to do just that.
This bit is really dark
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-23/bradley-press-freedom-sidelined-in-pursuit-of-security/5761364
Would you care to outline how, instead, he should be managing this situation?
Would you care to outline how, instead, he should be managing this situation?
Yes spot on IFocus.
ISIS/ISIL/IS making threats to Australians (urging locals to kill Australians) just to bloody improve Abbotts polls!
Todays stabbing of two policemen and a terrorist shot, kind of blows holes in that theory, dutchie.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25092941/terror-suspect-killed-after-cops-stabbed/
Maybe your and Ifocus's dislike of Abbott, is prejudicing you reasoning.
Yes, he should send the greens over to Iraq to negotiate.
MW
I see dutchie has already said he was being sarcastic so has beaten me to it.Todays stabbing of two policemen and a terrorist shot, kind of blows holes in that theory, dutchie.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25092941/terror-suspect-killed-after-cops-stabbed/
Maybe your and Ifocus's dislike of Abbott, is prejudicing you reasoning.
Man who Made Threats Against PM Shot
suggesting he was shot because he made threats.
My post was sarcastic.
We will have to disagree on this. The headline provides a particular slant which does not include the vital fact that the police retaliated after being attacked.I think that is being hyper critical
The headline is obviously accurate.
People can take it however they like, according to their own particular political bias.
Don't worry IF.
You're safe.
They can't even use you as a feather duster.
No worries.What happens when the lunatic communist left wing Fabian unions get back in and start running the country using the same laws......
Ban the burka-Bernadi
Cory Bernadi wants the burka banned from Parliament house.
Can't say I blame him this time.
Can you imagine trying to have a conversation with someone looking like this ?
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/bernardi-says-burkas-have-no-place-in-parliament-house/5766628
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