At 8:20 +1000 8/9/14, Paul Brooks wrote: >Both Brandis and Morrison need to read the second verse of our national anthem. >Actually, we need to swap the order of the first and second verses, so the >second >verse is sung in parliament and at major sports events.
Nice. But unfortunately ambiguous. I'm sure you're referring to the now-second-verse but originally-third-verse, not the politically incorrect originally-second-verse: http://www.hamilton.net.au/advance/lyrics.html ______________________________________________________________________ >On 5/09/2014 6:25 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote: >> Mmmm, but they're simply doing what that great Protector of 'Freedom', >> George Brandis, wants, >> >> It's remarkable how selective he is with his 'freedom'. Bigots must be free, >> but the rest of us must be under control and do what the government wants. >> 'Freedom of Speech' is Paramount - but no way in hell would he award that to >> Joe Public in a Bill of Rights. Freedom of Association is OK for despicable >> sexist foul mouthed Young Liberals, but not for bikies and Muslims. You can >> have your Freedom of Religion - but only as as long as you're a Christian, >> and preferably a Roman Catholic Christian. >> >> Privacy? Protection from the State? Court based curbs on the State's power. >> >> Why do you need that? We mean you no harm. It's all for your own good. I >> mean, you want to be secure don't you? Well, security means you have to give >> things up. >> >> Sometimes I despair of anything approaching rational policy coherence from >> our Attorney General. >> >> Just my 2 cents worth ... >> --- >> On 5 Sep 2014, at 1:28 am, Stephen Loosley <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Australian Crime Commission rejects limits on website blocking >>> >>> ACC also wants inquiry to examine penalties for non-compliant ISPs >>> >>> >>> By Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) on 04 September, 2014 >>> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/554221/ >>> http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Infrastructure_and_Communications/Inquiry_into_the_use_of_section_313_of_the_Telecommunications_Act_to_disrupt_the_operation_of_illegal_online_services/Submissions >>> >>> >>> The Australian Crime Commission has rejected calls for limits on the >>> government agencies that can issue notices under Section 313 of the >>> Telecommunications Act 1997. >>> >>> The ACC has also raised the possibility of creating some mechanism for >>> penalising ISPs for not complying with Section 313 notices. >>> >>> "The success of s.313 for the lawful blocking of websites relies upon >>> private sector compliance with law enforcement requests," states an ACC >>> submission to a parliamentary inquiry examining the use of Section 313. >>> >>> "It is noted that failure to comply with a request to lawfully block a >>> website pursuant to s.313 does not carry any consequences. In addition to >>> the terms of reference being considered by this inquiry, consideration >>> could also be given to addressing this issue." >>> >>> The federal government launched the inquiry in July. The inquiry follows >>> bungles by ASIC in 2013. In an attempt to block websites implicated in >>> investment fraud, the financial watchdog issued Section 313 notices that >>> also blocked access to unrelated websites. >>> >>> The ACC's submission also rejected the creation of a list of government >>> agencies authorised to issue Section 313 notices because it "will not >>> enable flexible responses to the inevitable evolution of the online >>> landscape". >>> >>> In a similar vein, the organisation argued against requests being limited >>> to a "list of defined offences". >>> >>> "However, recognising the extent of power to disrupt online services s313 >>> provides, there is merit in considering the proportionality of the activity >>> being conducted or facilitated," the ACC submission stated. >>> >>> Adding a "proportionality threshold" would "provide response agencies with >>> sufficient flexibility to respond to a wide range of criminal or national >>> security threats," the ACC argued. >>> >>> Submissions to the inquiry by iiNet, the Internet Society of Australia >>> (ISOC-AU), and industry bodies the Australian Mobile Telecommunications >>> Association (AMTA) and the Communications Alliance all called for >>> restrictions on the government agencies that can issue Section 313 requests. >>> >>> The ACC said it believes that the agencies should be able to continue to >>> self-authorise their Section 313 notices, with staff of an organisation >>> submitting a written application to an "authorised officer". >>> >>> The submission also argued that although the ACC supports "consideration of >>> a formal transparency and accountability regime" - although organisations >>> that issue the notices should not be required to publish "certain >>> information" that could jeopardise investigations or the safety of >>> individuals. >>> >>> A transparency regime could include measures such as an appeals mechanism >>> or a reporting regime similar to the annual report published by the >>> government on the use of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) >>> Act 1979. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Link mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Link mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > >_______________________________________________ >Link mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/ Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6288 6916 http://about.me/roger.clarke mailto:[email protected] http://www.xamax.com.au/ Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. 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