The Coalition will not introduce a mandatory internet filter if it wins the 21 August election, nor will it support Labor if Labor tries to introduce the filter, according to Liberal spokespeople.  Read more»...

Julian Assange's Wikileaks has brought the US far right out of the woodwork again, where they have been hibernating since President Bush's days. One, Marc Thiessen, seems to be suggesting Assange should be kidnapped and renditioned by the US for revealing information. Trouble is, Mr Thiessen has done exactly the same thing himself, and boasts about it.

It's a sorry choice facing liberties and rights people as Australia heads into the 2010 election. Three years of Labor have been disappointing, but the Liberals are unlikely to offer improvement.  Meanwhile, unnoticed, the Senate is still operating and is continuing with a select committee inquiring into 'Reform of the Australian Constitution' that could change the shape of Australia's democracy and how we are all governed.

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