May 14–20, 2016
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Brigid Delaney
Why our public lives need privacy protections
“For many of us, this type of privacy – ridding the internet of yourself – is out of reach. We need this public part of the internet – or feel as if we need it. The true elites do not need the internet. The true expression of elitism is privacy.”
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Steamed Chinese sponge cake with custard
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Asal, 17: A voice from Nauru
With one friend dead after setting himself alight, a teenage Iranian held on Nauru has all but lost hope of starting a new life in Australia.
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Quotes
IMMIGRATION
“Mr Shorten now has … to come out and condemn the comments of these seven backbenchers and members of the Labor Party who are obviously opposed to the Labor Party policy.”
The immigration minister challenges the Labor leader to condemn the seven party members who were found to have a trace of decency on the issue of asylum.
CHALLENGES
“I am making a stand against the faceless men and women in the Liberal party who pervert the process.”
The former Liberal says he will run as an independent to stare down secrecy and misprocess. This is the same Dennis Jensen who wrote a book under a pseudonym, used office letterhead to lobby a literary agent, and then got upset when all this was reported.
GUNS
“What I’ve decided to do is not cower. I’m a free American, I can do what I want with my possessions.”
The man who shot Trayvon Martin announces he will sell the firearm he used. America decided he was free to do what he wants with his guns, including kill innocent black men.
ANIMALS
“I had the local Landcare group in my office with long maps ... and we were discussing how we were going to rehabilitate the river.”
The member for Lindsay hits back at suggestions she was disloyal during the leadership ballot, explaining she was in a carp eradication meeting when Abbott was challenged. The carp got herpes; the Liberals got Turnbull.
LAWS
“It will prevent the undeserved trashing of reputations and will still permit a proper focus ... [without] the temptation for flamboyance and theatre.”
The NSW government’s independent inspector recommends ICAC cease holding public hearings. Transparency is distracting in clothes and the law.
DETENTION
“He was receiving ongoing treatment in hospital, but died early today after a series of cardiac arrests.”
The department of immigration confirms on Wednesday that another refugee has died on Nauru. He was 26.
