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August 30, 2026

Why some of ASIO's most controversial powers have been expanded - ABC News

So, mandatory questioning with a gag clause, very lightly used but "needed" amendment, of course.

Started out as being a terrorism only thing, got expanded to foreign interference/espionage... now it's "politically motivated violence, sabotage, and promotion of communal violence".

The Covid Coverup – Stop Gen AI
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[Social Services Minister] Tanya Plibersek says Labor should consider UK-style ban on strangulation in pornography - ABC News

"The youths are hooning around in their cars, copying what they see in action movies and getting killed. This is bad."

"We could work on educating vulnerable demographics so that they understand what's being shown is extremely high-risk and not a good representation of reality... or we could ban action movies for everyone."

"I do quite like the sound of that last one, Minister."