Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill

Civil rights under threat in name of national security

One of the usual threats trotted out by governments proposing what would otherwise be considered radical attacks on civil liberties is national security, writes Pauline Wright.

Right to protest: If you don’t use it you lose it

Whenever the Coalition and Labor stop bickering and agree in serious tones that something must be done in the β€œnational interest” you can be sure they’re up to no good.