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[Scuba_Steve]

Despite concerns raised by dozens of academics, lawyers, rights groups, the dumped national security legislation monitor Bret Walker, SC, and human rights commissioner Tim Wilson, new national security legislation that will jail journalists and whistleblowers if they reveal information about covert "special" operations passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The legislation cleared the Senate last week with bipartisan support.

No amendments were accepted, other than those introduced in the Senate by the Palmer United Party, which imposed even tougher penalties on leakers than originally drafted.

Anyone - including journalists, whistleblowers and bloggers - who "recklessly" discloses "information ... [that] relates to a special intelligence operation" faces up to 10 years' jail.

Any operation can be declared "special" by the attorney-general of the day after ASIO makes an application.

The legislation, which also enables the entire Australian internet to be monitored with just a single computer warrant, is a disgrace. Our Parliament, especially the Labor opposition, has failed its citizens.

[awa355]

Now, there's a govt that is prepared to take charge. Most promising career in Aus, will be with the corrections dept.

[mashman]

bwaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa... here's hoping that people don't decide to start torching parliamentarians in order to get their money's worth. Hell, if you're going down you may as well do the country a favour too.

Oh and, TERRORIST, BOMBS, JIHAD, EXPLOSIONS, I'VE GOT A BIKE YOU CAN RIDE IT IF YOU LIKE, SEMTEX, BEHEAD, PLOT, PLAN, FUCK YOU OBAMA, FUCK YOU KEY, FUCK YOU CAMERON. Anyone checked to see if the actions being taken by the govt are tantamount to treason?

[bogan]

Now, there's a govt that is prepared to take charge. Most promising career in Aus, will be with the corrections dept.

And to be fair, it's just a prison colony anyway.

[yokel]

Let the drinking of the "poweraid" commence.
Hey if you don't do nothing wrong....

[F5 Dave]

Well I'm going for a job with the secret Police & of course many of my actions will be justified; sorry I was pulling a wheelie in the course of my duties, and so on & so forth.

Of course I probably will be pretty merciless on you fuckers esp when it comes to screening your personal data and 'Holiday snaps' of yer missus. A fine if the photowork isn't up to scratch or if she's ugly.

[buggerit]

They captured 14 suspected terrorists,let 13 go and kept 1,or have they let him go too?
So who should the Aussie public be afraid of?

[Katman]

So who should the Aussie public be afraid of?

The Abbott government, for a start.

[mashman]

The Abbott government, for a start.

+1... They're a hollow, or dense, conduit depending on which way you choose to look at it.

[Banditbandit]

Let the drinking of the "poweraid" commence.
Hey if you don't do nothing wrong....

.. in 'strai'a you could still go to jail.

They captured 14 suspected terrorists,let 13 go and kept 1,or have they let him go too?
So who should the Aussie public be afraid of?

How do you "capture" "suspects' and what, exactly, had the said "suspects" done???

Hell, I believe everyone on this site should be arrested as they are suspected of breaking many road rules ... Imagine the row that would cause ..

The Aussie public should be afraid of their own government ... hell, I'd be afraid to go there just as a tourist ... jump on the 'net and engage in some debate here, Nek minute there's a knock on the hotel door ...

[awa355]

Well I'm going for a job with the secret Police & of course many of my actions will be justified; sorry I was pulling a wheelie in the course of my duties, and so on & so forth.

Of course I probably will be pretty merciless on you fuckers esp when it comes to screening your personal data and 'Holiday snaps' of yer missus. A fine if the photowork isn't up to scratch or if she's ugly.

A lot of terrorists overseas use motorbikes. Dont trust any of them.

[SPman]

Yep, the mad Monk and his cohort have crawled so far up Obama's arse they'll never see clean air again!

As in NZ, most Aussies haven't a clue about what's been passed - they're too busy freaking about dark skinned people with beards!

Don't expect the Labour party over here to object, they've been well right of centre for the last 30 years over here, as well!

Authoritarians of the world unite - it'll be easier to find them and dispose of same!

[buggerit]

The Abbott government, for a start.

All smoke and mirrors, the cunts.
I see we are investing an extra half billion in the armed forces over the next 4 years, hope we dont end up supplying the cannon fodder
for the yanks shit fights while they direct traffic from 30000 feet.

[Katman]

Yep, the mad Monk and his cohort have crawled so far up Obama's arse they'll never see clean air again!

I'm trying to figure out who is the more retarded - Tony Abbott or the public who voted him in.

[ellipsis]

Hey if you don't do nothing wrong....

...are you serious or is that a sarcasm font...you wankfuck, yokel, three brain celled, automatonously forward thinking number...see what I did there...a nudge, nudge, wink, wink, your'e a fuckwit font...