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Followup: With the leaked court order, the Australian government has been forced to make a media release to the effect that people (such as the President of In
by femto 12y ago
Followup: With the leaked court order, the Australian government has been forced to make a media release to the effect that people (such as the President of Indonesia) mentioned in the order are not accused of any crime [1]. We have the amazing situation where Australian's are expected to swallow a media release, without being allowed to know what it is about. The mind boggles.
Mind you, this is the same system that is directing doctors not to report hundreds of cases of self harm among child refugees [2], so the culture of censorship is endemic.
[1] http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/indonesia-demands-explanation-from-australia-over-wikileakspublished-court-order-20140731-zz75y.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/indone...
[2] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/detention-centre-inquiry-hears-claims-of-immigration-cover-up/5637654 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/detention-centre-inqui...