As the Australian Government gets ready to censor the internet, CLA is fighting back with 'Action Email Cells' - groups to take the fight to the government. (See Home page article, and lead story in newsletter).Meanwhile the November newsletter a… more »

If Schapelle Corby is innocent, the Australian media have become her persecutor. So writes CLA member Roger A.Smith, probably Australia's most experienced, hands-on observer of the Indonesian legal system, in this letter to a writer on The Australian ne… more »

When an Indigenous girl is gang-raped, sometimes the justice system goes on trial. But what of our society and ourselves, by inattention permitting a festering inequity that breeds an inevitability of trouble. Peter Applegarth SC of Queensland Council fo… more »

CLA says the ACT Government's review of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act raises serious 'fair go' questions about whether random drug testing (RDT) is either appropriate or viable; whether delaying 1 in 7 drivers tested for 30 minutes is reason… more »

Secrecy is the golden staph infecting government and bureaucracy throughout Australia. CLA often rails against it in whistleblowing, FOI, federal police and ASIO areas, but here's medical proof of how bureaucratic control freaks in government are harming… more »

A bill prohibiting discrimination and bias by health insurers and employers based on people's genes has passed both Houses of the US Congress by a vote of 509-1. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act is a powerful shield for Americans. Meanwhile,… more »

Is it fair to tobacco retailers for the ACT Government to pay 15-year-old 'spies' to encourage cigarette sales to minors? What effect will a cross-examination grilling in court have on the young double-agents? CLA Director Anthony Williamson studied the… more »

ivil Liberties Australia has backed the government's urgent intervention into Aboriginal issues in the Northern Territory as a legitimate, short-term action. However, longer term planning and activity towards permanent solutions should begin immediately.… more »

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has moved rapidly to demand that the Classification Review Board bans a book on euthanasia, the Peaceful Pill Handbook, even though the board OK'd the book just a month earlier, in December 2006. "This executive government… more »

Read this rundown by Sydney Morning Herald columnist Richard Ackland on what concerns civil libertarians. If you can't get through to the SMH site, you can read it here. more »

CLA says no Australians - including AFP officers - should be obliged to give up their DNA against their will. DNA testing should be voluntary, not compulsory, and it should not be used to screen applicants for jobs. Media Release Wed 27 Sept 06 DNA t… more »