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|| Simon Jenkins says don't politicise terrorist criminals || David Broder on President 'Push Over' || Maureen Dowd on the paranoid White House || Stephen Walt says Iraq is Bush's fault || Martin Indyk says Iran's bluster is serious || Wynton Marsalis on jazz citizenship and New Orleans || Mukhtaran Bibi 'woman of the year' || Robert Andrews on the chat room for IT innovators ||

|| Simon Jenkins says don't politicise terrorist criminals || David Broder on President 'Push Over' || Maureen Dowd on the paranoid White House || Stephen Walt says Iraq is Bush's fault || Martin Indyk says Iran's bluster is serious || Wynton Marsalis on jazz citizenship and New Orleans || Mukhtaran Bibi 'woman of the year' || Robert Andrews on the chat room for IT innovators ||

Late addition - Legal profession opposes Anti-Terror Bill and provides SUMMARY OF KEY MEASURES TO GIVE TO FRIENDS AND INTERESTED CITIZENS 

Stanhope excluded. ASIO warns of attack but no increase in alert and more... Change of venue for HEROC Darwin forum tomorrow with John von Doussa.

Late addition - Legal profession opposes Anti-Terror Bill and provides SUMMARY OF KEY MEASURES TO GIVE TO FRIENDS AND INTERESTED CITIZENS 

Stanhope excluded. ASIO warns of attack but no increase in alert and more... Change of venue for HEROC Darwin forum tomorrow with John von Doussa.

G'day. The PM and Mr Ruddock have just told reporters that a little bit of the terror laws package will be rushed through the House of Reps after question time, then through the Senate tomorrow arvo. It will, Howard said, alter current law referring to 'the' terrorist act to 'a' terrorist act. He wouldn't say why this particular change was urgent, and ensured there were no informed questions asked on behalf of Australians by insisting that he'd give reporters a statement on the detail AFTER he'd said his bit and gone to lunch.

G'day. Here we go folks. This morning the government released most of its mega Industrial Relations package of legislation. Actually, it didn't do it until AFTER the minister Kevin Andrews introduced the bills into the House of Representatives flanked by a smug PM. That led to a shit-fight for an hour on the floor of the House, because House rules require that MPs each get a copy of a proposed law before the debate starts. Fair enough, eh? The government didn't bother with that. The People's House is a sham, after all.