By the look of the Democrat’s dissenting opinion in the Senate Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 (6 May 2008), KRudd’s government has already shown itself to be hypocritical, bashing through a bill as having only "minor and technical" changes, despite considering the same bill a draconian invasion of privacy when in opposition. Read more »
Why is the KRudd government wanting to resurrect an even more intrusive very of AccessCard and database shared by all agencies on citizens, when the easier option of keeping similar information on businesses is less hypocritical, has fewer technical and governance risks, and could provide much greater benefit for improving the economy? Read more »
From GetUp comes a worrying note about the Rudd government continuing Howard’s love affair with cluster bombs, and pointing out that there are only a few days to lobby the government while a treaty is worked out in Dublin.
I’d ecourage everyone to visit the GetUp Ban The Bombs page and put your name down. Read more »
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