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NSW Police Search Powers and Rise of the Stasi State
on May 26, 2009 in Headline Stories Australian Labor Party Civil Liberties Lost George Bush Judicial Oversight Nathan Rees NSW Police Secret Police Sydney Secret Powers Secret Search Powers Perhaps I am missing something vital here but I fail to see how a bikie brawl/murder at Sydney airport justifies expanded police search powers. At best, it only serves to justify the gang members’ preferred mode of transport as they clearly can...
Stacks on
on Jun 28, 2009 in Australian politics Books Australian Labor Party Liberal Party Those of you who take a passing interest in Victorian politics would no doubt be aware of the controversies about allegations of branch stacking and other unethical conduct in the Labor Party. The silence from the Liberals on these matters has been d...
Australian Sheep: Almost 2/3 Approve of Statist Kevin Rudd Government
on Sep 28, 2009 in Society and Culture Canada Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister Australian Labor Party Kevin Rudd History Australia Image via Wikipedia Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister? Sept. 22 Aug. 23 ... No Property Tax Small Government No Judi...
Pedantry corner returns
on Oct 15, 2009 in Australian politics news Malcolm Turnbull Australian Labor Party Liberal Party Kevin Rudd One of the trends in Australian politics is that when in opposition, the Liberal Party often attacks Labor governments for what they see as squandering of taxpayers' money. Sometimes this is justified, as was the case with the Cain-Kirner government...