Wednesday, December 07, 2005

[Australia] Anti-terror laws rammed through - minus debate / The Age, 7 Dec 2005

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/12/06/1133829596080.html?from=rss
"Jewel Topsfield
CONTROVERSIAL anti-terror laws which will allow police to detain terror suspects without charge were last night rammed through Parliament.
The Government cut short debate on the laws to enable them to pass the Senate in the last sitting week of the year. Labor voted to support the bill, despite failing to secure more protections for freedom of speech built into the sedition section and three monthly reports to Parliament which would have enabled greater scrutiny of their use."