The Australian newspaper – not traditionally anti-police or security services – has summed up how seriously ex-Minister Andrews failed Australia by "…engaging in a cynical attempt to ramp up the Howard government’s security credentials".…
What should be the priorities of new Attorney-General Robert McClelland? If the Democrats’ A_G spokepersons, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, was in the job, this is what she would be focusing on in 2008.
If I were Attorney-General
By Senator Natasha…
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties helped to break the back of archaic Australian censorship laws by taking the fight to Sydney’s streets, which were then rife with police corruption. The Liberating of Lady Chatterley and Other True Stories is the tale…
Identity theft, stealing the very core of your being, is becoming a major problem in western society. To understand the current problem and potential impact, read this telling article from the UK’s Observer newspaper.
Read the Observer’s article here.
The Independent MLA for Sydney, Clover Moore, has spoken out about how in NSW – and throughout Australia, CLA says – executive government is emasculating the rights of the people’s representatives by changing operating rules and procedures. CLA has long…
New Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, signalled a significant shift of emphasis toward ‘public diplomacy’ and ‘community building’ – and away from ‘vigilantism’ – in his first major speech. His words have immediately helped to lessen tensions in Musli…
There’s a pressing need to review how WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission is using its sweeping powers, the West Australian State Convenor of CLA, Peter Dowding, told an ABC TV Stateline audience in late November. He joined media representatives in requ…
FOI is under threat in most Australian jurisdictions. In WA, it’s crunch time for new FOI legislation, writes Murdoch University academic Dr John Lidberg in this article which first appeared in the West Australian. Meanwhile, in Victoria, Premier Brumby…
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…
ASIO has too many people…and its getting 500 more; ASIO has too much money…and it’s getting 80% more; ASIO has too little meaningful work to do…so it will have to find new ways of spying on you and me. The Federal Government must rein in ASIO now,…