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The Lengthening Arm of Uncle Sam's 'Pirate' Justice
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 8:44 PM EDT ()
File-sharing was firmly on the agenda when the head of the US Department of Homeland Security touched down in the Australian capital last week. The four new agreements – promptly signed before Secretary Janet Napolitano flew back out of Canberra – were less about sh …
Andrew Nikolic and The New Examiner
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 6:21 PM EDT (Tasmanian Times)
Then there’s Andrew Nikolic. The endorsed Liberal candidate for the northern seat of Bass has wasted no time getting into election mode, despite the fact he’s likely to be waiting another 18 months before voters have their say. With the Liberals havin …
Government sets up IT price hike inquiry
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:40 PM EDT ()
Price-hiking technology vendors are set to be hauled before Australia’s Parliament to justify their local markups, with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy confirming the Government will hold an official parliamentary inquiry into the issue, following a long-running …
Galaxy: 56-44 to Coalition | The Poll Bludger
Seeded on Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:45 AM EDT (crikey.com.au)
Maybe this explains why PM Julia Gillard has finally tried to cut herself loose from the two MPs under investigation. Pollster Galaxy shows a clear majority of Australians wanting an election now that Labor would get trounced at
Citizenship for Beginners: Australia's Testing of Language and Values
Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:33 AM EDT (Inside Story)
Amid the more urgent tasks of raising children and adjusting to a new home, a new country and a new life, English language classes and computers, no matter how accessible, understandably come low on the list. Australia’s policy-makers have, in living memory, shared a bip …
I'll turn my house into a mosque, threatens Auburn mayor Ronney Oueik
Seeded on Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:24 PM EDT (Australian News Network)
A SYDNEY suburban mayor has issued an ultimatum to his neighbours: let tear me tear down my house or I'll turn it into a mosque. Auburn mayor Ronney Oueik wants to bulldoze the heritage-listed home he bought in 2009 in the western Sydney suburn of Homebush and build a new …
Bob Brown resigns as Greens leader and Senator
Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:58 PM EDT ()
Bob Brown has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens. He will also resign from the Senate. Senator Brown made the shock announcement to his Greens Party colleagues this morning. "I am sad to leave but happy to go. It is good knowing that the Greens have such a depth of t …
'Donor' children and the right to know
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:31 PM EDT ()
Children of sperm and egg donors who donated anonymously before 1988 should have the right to know the identity of their biological parents, a Victorian parliamentary committee has recommended. But doctors warned the proposal could jeopardise patient confidentiality and breach …
New Laws Target Wikileaks
Seeded on Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:16 PM EDT ()
The Labor Government is tightening up Australian law in areas that will have a direct impact on organisations such as WikiLeaks. Only the Greens are challenging the new bills in parliament, and they are receiving scant media attention. There’s a new extradition l …
Former PM Malcolm Fraser warns politicians are taking us backwards
Seeded on Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:41 PM EDT ()
Australia's current generation of federal politicians have trashed the nation's reputation abroad and fostered a sense of disillusionment and apathy among voters through their lack of leadership, says former prime minister Malcolm Fraser. In an interview for The Zone today, Mr …
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