Brandis won’t let IGIS speak for herself
As the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security prepares to step down from her “independent” role, it’s a pity the Attorney-General forced her into silence at Estimates hearings. 29 May 2015
As the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security prepares to step down from her “independent” role, it’s a pity the Attorney-General forced her into silence at Estimates hearings. 29 May 2015
Glaring examples of the counter-productive over-reach of the Defence Trade Controls Act are coming to light: here’s another one, as explained by Dr Daniel Mathews of Monash. 20 May 2015
‘Parliaments at all levels have been increasingly willing to enact laws that impinge upon basic rights and freedoms essential to the operation of (Australian democracy)’, say Prof George Williams. 13 May 2015
There’s a danger we could sleepwalk our way into losing our liberties, Michael Cornish says, as he examines some disturbing trends in how people are being treated. 10 April 2015
Data retention legislation is awful, but the Minister Dutton’s proposed ‘Refugee Riot Act’ breaks all the international rules about human rights of anyone, not just refugees, CLA says. 8 April 2015
Most new laws wash by people, unconcerned. But proposed data retention laws will gobble up your private life and expose it to the government. Be warned, Eva Cripps says. 7 March 2015
Massive government data retention attacks our values: presumption of innocence and right to privacy. It is fundamentally much more than a debate over storage, says Arved von Brasch. 3 March 2015
Our democracy and freedom of speech are the winners in the Tasmanian government’s backdown over proposed draconian defamation laws, out of kilter with the rest of Australia. 5 Feb 2015
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste’s return to Australia from jail in Egypt focuses attention on the alarming rise in deaths of journalists worldwide, as the numbers in jail also rise. 2 Feb 2015
Using secret police probes in a witch-hunt against journalists who reveal refugee processing abuses shows the government doesn’t believe in a free press, and doesn’t want informed citizens. 22 Jan 2015