Source: abc.net.au
The United States has denied the British Government consular access to David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay.
Source: inthesetimes.com
Paracha, 58, decided to write a letter to 98 U.S. senators describing his plight. The senators haven’t responded, though it’s hard to blame them. They don’t know the letters exist. The Department of Defense won’t release them for delivery.
Source: news.independent.co.uk
Israel has dismissed continuing calls for an independent international inquiry into the beachfront explosion which killed seven members of a Palestinian family in Gaza last Friday after its own internal military investigation decided it was not responsible for the blast.
Source: australianit.news.com.au
New legislation outlawing inappropriate or offensive content will soon be introduced to federal Parliament to bring regulation of mobile phones and internet portal in line with traditional media.
For all the fighting, shouting, arguing, and politicking on the issue of Gays, Gay Marriage, and Banning Gay Marriage the entire issue is for naught. I've seen both sides trying desperately to spin this issue for all its worth and it's frankly more than a little saddening.
Source: abc.net.au
ACT Speaker Wayne Berry will deliver a message to the Governor-General urging him not to disallow a law permitting civil unions for same-sex couples. The Federal Government has threatened to override the ACT law, saying it is at odds with the Marriage Act.
Source: abc.net.au
The United States is seeking to distance itself from remarks made by a senior diplomat who described a triple suicide by inmates at the Guantanamo detention camp as "a good PR move".
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay inmates have accused the US Government of showing a rampant disregard …
Source: abc.net.au
Federal Parliament resumes today for the final session before the winter break, with some major changes to be debated. Among the most difficult for the Government is the plan to process asylum seekers who arrive by boat, offshore ...
Source: abc.net.au
The Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says Australia cannot intervene to investigate claims made against the East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.
There have been allegations that Dr Alkatiri armed a hit squad to target his opponents, and that he threatened to kill …
Source: abc.net.au
A barrister who represented a Melbourne man hanged in Singapore last year is calling on Prime Minister John Howard to raise the issue when he meets with his Singaporean counterpart tomorrow.
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
Guantanamo is the face of America under Bush. It has changed how we are perceived in the world and it has eroded our moral authority. We should be grateful to the 3 men who sacrificed their lives in the struggle against barbarity and cynicism.
Source: wcbstv.com
Source: iht.com
Government consumer protection agencies in Norway, Denmark and Sweden want Apple to lift restrictions on playing music from iTunes on rivals' devices.
Source: abc.net.au
Gay activists in Tasmania have written to the state's Liberal senators, urging them to oppose the Federal Government's intention to override the ACT's Civil Union law.
Source: abc.net.au
An advocacy group for Thai sex workers has welcomed an Australian court decision to jail a brothel owner for sex slavery.
Source: abc.net.au
The Australian Law Council has urged the British Government to move quickly to assist Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
Source: abc.net.au
The Federal Government has confirmed that another 26 Australian citizens have been mistakenly held in Australian detention centres.
Source: abc.net.au
Thirteen of the European Union's (EU) top trading partners, including Australia, have urged the EU to re-think legislation designed to protect people from toxic chemicals.
Source: enronemail.com
As an example and promotion for a product that searches company e-mail for privacy violations and other warning signs, Inboxer has made available all e-mail gathered during the Enron trial legal discovery process. Hours of entertainment, and a contest to boot!
Source: abc.net.au
A national summit on violence and child abuse in Indigenous communities will have a strong focus on law enforcement and the use of customary law in criminal proceedings ... But Indigenous health will be left off the agenda.
Source: abc.net.au
A constitutional amendment seeking a national ban on gay marriage, strongly backed by US President George W Bush and conservative Christian groups, has failed to pass the US Senate.
The Republican-controlled upper chamber failed to endorse the amendment despite a majority of sen …
Source: greens.org.au
A Senate Committee has been told that of 55 unaccompanied children sent to Nauru under the Howard government, 32 were sent back to Afghanistan - 9 aged under 18.
Source: crane-poole-schmidt.com
Source: today.reuters.com
One of the trickier issues in business is how to deal with individuals who change employers with privileged information that could unfairly (fairly?) advantage a competitor. Airbus' complaint needs to be investigated thoroughly and any decision could set a major precedent.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
The prospect of a general public right of access to the coast was met with trepidation by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, landowners and wildfowling groups yesterday.
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