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Category: <span>Terrorism</span>

Category: Terrorism

Torture…from the other side

20 December 2014 5 January 2015

Does it help to see things from the other side, as brilliant cartoonist Jen Sorensen asks in this thought-provoking cartoon on torture from a different angle?  20 Dec 2014 

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CJ raps knuckles of MPs

19 December 2014 19 December 2014

Australia’s top judge is rapping the knuckles of federal MPs and a committee trying to ‘legislate’ by simply providing guidelines to laws. No way, says the CJ. 19 Dec 2014

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CIAlia…where lies rule, torture prevails

11 December 2014 11 December 2014

The CIA is become the Stasi of the States, or a state unto itself. Why would Australia work with an agency that its own Congress and people can’t trust? 11 Dec 2014

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Outsiders see with different outlook

11 November 2014 11 November 2014

Daniel Mori’s book, about the company cowards keep, allows those who see a coloured light on a different hill to examine the perspective they are coming from. 11 Nov 2014

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Terror laws: some good, some unneeded

6 November 2014 3 November 2014

Delivering the Lionel Murphy memorial lecture for 2014, Prof George Williams gave this excellent rundown of the status of Australia’s terror laws. MPs, please take note. 6 Nov 2014

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Who obeys the law, wins

4 November 2014 3 November 2014

Did special forces or other soldiers violently strip, cover with hoods, and threaten with anal rape when apprehending non-violent protesters in Australia. We’re keen to know answers. 4 Nov 2014

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Attorney-General makes prosecuting journalists a political decision

30 October 2014 30 October 2014

AG George Henry Brandis has announced that prosecuting journalists over spook revelations will be a mandatory political, not independent, decision. He should repeal the bad law instead. 30 Oct 2014

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Diverse groups ask for more thought

16 October 2014 16 October 2014

Diverse interests, from Muslim groups to CLA, have combined to ask the government to delay its latest tranche of terror laws to allow more consideration and consultation. 16 Oct 2014

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Times features CLA over burqa ban

2 October 2014 2 October 2014

MPs – and the PM – should be wary of banning Australians from their own Parliament House because of their choice of clothing, CLA has joined others in warning. 2 Oct 2014

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Terror: What key people have to say

25 September 2014 25 September 2014

Fanning fear in society is like lighting a bushfire: you never know whose house it will burn down. Here a range of experts make pertinent comments. 24 Sept 2014

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