Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston

My partner and I had just completed our weekly shop at the local supermarket. We returned home to drop off the groceries and take off again to pick up her youngster from school. It was then back home for a family fish and chip and video evening. Two plain clothed policemen greeted me at the gate. They asked me to accompany them. When I asked what this was in connection with they assured me that we were just going up the road and back. I knew I had nothing more to worry about than an overlooked traffic fine so, with curiosity and without concern I complied. Ten minutes later I was being held at the Maribynong Detention Centre." Stephan Willis

Next Tuesday the Federal Opposition in the House of Reps will have only 10 minutes to digest the new Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005. Opposition and debate surrounding the Bill and its rush job is accelerating.

The introduction of the Bill has been delayed.

Today's update includes a press release from Jon Stanhope, and links to further legal opinion commissioned by the Chief Minister, plus reportage on issues that may become illegal to report in a few short days or weeks.

|| Tony Parkinson attacks 'medieval' anti-terror laws || Column says war supporters can not blame Bush incompetence  || Ghaith Abdul-Ahad joins a group of Iraqi insurgents  || La repubblica translations  || Timothy Garton Ash on Europe's challenge from Asia || Report on Harriet Miers stepping down  || Report on challenge to climate sceptics  || Elisabeth Eaves on the price of a lap dance || Albert Einstein on science and religion || Dylan Evans on the loss of utopian idealism || Science on how 'sleeping on it' works ||