Flitton: "Australia's leaders have not been fair dinkum with the Australian people about the war in Afghanistan, to parrot a bit of slang loved by Kevin Rudd. That much is now plain.
Nina Funnell: "In theory, Australians are unequivocally opposed to human rights abuses.
Canada to export asbestos to Asia. The Lancet. spokesperson: "[Canadian and Quebec governments] refuse to accept advice from public health and medical organisations that asbestos in all forms is deadly...
The oil giant Shell claimed it had inserted staff into all the main ministries of the Nigerian government, giving it access to politicians' every move in the oil-rich Niger Delta, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable.
Rudling: "If you know that the 'reported molestation' takes place on the night towards 14 August, then it all becomes easier to understand. The tweets actually indicate that Anna really liked Julian and that there had been no molestation 24 hours earlier...
According to ABC News: "New documents from WikiLeaks reveal Labor powerbroker Mark Arbib warned the United States about a possible challenge to Kevin Rudd's prime ministership as early as last year...
Charles Purcell: "Australia has said that Assange will get proper consular help. Whether that is enough to defend or save him at this point is questionable.
Expert: "The My School website, for all its faults, is laying bare many of the regressive features of our system. And the review of school funding has the chance to shift the focus to resourcing schools based on need.
Lowry: "A little like Kelly and the stolen horse, it was someone else, let's not forget, who ''stole'' the data. Assange merely published the documents. Is he any more guilty than other news organisations that publish the details?"
Australian activists: "Australia is based on an age when First Peoples were no people at all....
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