Ministers, Spies and Bikies: the new McCarthyism
If they spy on the Defence Minister, how do they treat the rest of us? According to Fairfax newspapers, the Department of Defence has been investigating its Minister. They trawled through his...
View ArticleAustralia’s focus sure is Jakarta
Whistle blowing hero, Edward Snowden Whistleblowing hero, Edward Snowden, has revealed that Australia’s equivalent of the Stasi has been tracking the calls of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian...
View ArticleClass war here to pay for war overseas and spies everywhere
The government has increased ASIO and other spy agency spending by $630 million a year. The war in Iraq will cost an extra $500 million a year. So who is going to pay for this? You and me, through...
View ArticleLabor’s refugee petard
Bill Shorten has denied that Labor ever paid people smugglers to turn back their boats. His weasel words were: “I am informed that Labor did not pay people smugglers to turn around boats.” The...
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