Be afraid, be very afraid!. That’s how the US Government and, by extension, the Australian Government wants you to be in relation to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Salon’s Glenn Greenwald reveals a long-running government strategy of intimidation, which…
The USA’s proposed new ‘Shield Bill’, aimed at thwarting WikiLeaks, would would be likely to constrain public servants only, due to First Amendment protections, according to U. Chicago Law Professor Geoffrey Stone.
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Qui Tam is basically a legal action which encourages whistleblowing around government waste. It works well in America, where individuals can earn massive payouts for reporting rip-offs. Should we have it here, Tony Nikolic asks?
Qui Tam…taking actio…
Government secrecy is what makes the existence of WikiLeaks possible, freedom of information expert Johan Lidberg says. If governments were open, transparent and truthful with their people, WikiLeaks might operate only by revealing private sector fibs,…
The senior Law Officers – Attorney-General McClelland and Minister for Justice O’Connor – don’t appear to be aware there is a major, six-month long inquiry into the Classifications (that is, censorship) scheme under way in the Senate. Instead the Lower…
SCAG – the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General – issued a typical economically worded ‘communique’ after its December 2010 meeting. CLA believes SCAG should publish a full agenda, and formal minutes, for each meeting.
Communique – Standing Commi…