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A national security committee member’s poor judgment has inflicted serious damage on the push for data retention by Australia’s security agencies.

The Australian and reporter Chip Le Grand are being sued for defamation over a series of stories published last December in which a former Office of Police Integrity manager was accused of bullying.

The swipe at me in The Australian’s Diary column this morning is so predictable one wonders if it is even worth a response, writes Margaret Simons.

It is impossible to separate the extraordinary behaviour of News Limited editor Paul Whittaker, revealed in the Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday without also considering the context of media power in Australia.

Our $16.7 billion spending on the war on terror had ended up in some interesting hands — and hasn’t necessarily reduced the threat of terrorism.

More tear gas was used by Australian Federal Police on detainees on Christmas Island last night, as asylum seekers continue to protest against conditions on the island and the length of time taken to process claims.

Intelligence sharing, sugar in the fuel tank or drilling holes in boats — just what did Andrew Wilkie mean when he called for re-energised “disruption operations” as a way of halting the people smuggling trade?

In pursuing a case against three Australians of Sri Lankan Tamil background for supplying funds to the LTTE, the AFP relied on information provided or vetted by the Sri Lankan government, writes Bruce Haigh.

The roller-coaster that is the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship is again plummeting.

The AFP’s recent decision to launch an investigation into the Balibo Five has angered Indonesia, with officials labeling it a “waste of time” and warning that it will harm diplomatic relations. With such resistance on the Indonesian side, will justice ever be served?

Events are moving rapidly in Canberra. Godwin Grech’s residence has been raided by the AFP, with reports that a “concocted” email has been found.

Sections of the business media seem to be suffering selective xenophobia, writes Alex Mitchell.

Mick Keelty may figure that if it’s good enough for politicians to duck responsibility, then it’s good enough for chief executives. And he may be right in doing so, writes Bernard Keane.

Simon Overland is not perfect, despite the hagiographic profiles of him in today’s media, writes Greg Barns.

We’re not too strong at consistency in Australia, particularly when we’re feeling nationalistic, writes Bernard Keane.

Mohammed Haneef has been the victim of some seriously second rate work by our justice system., writes Greg Barns.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that politics, not evidence, lay behind Kevin Andrews’ attack on Mohammed Haneef, writes Greg Barns.

What are these Haneef documents held by the AFP that their UK counterparts want kept under lock and key.

The Rudd government has been told that Dr Haneef is no threat … so why is he still invesitgated by the AFP, asks Greg Barns?

It’s hard to say who might have offered the Greens free coverage, neve mind when or why, writes Bernard Keane.

The Olympic Torch is currently resting comfortably in a Canberra hotel after its flight from Jakarta, writes Bernard Keane.

There are a number of serious questions that the AFP and the Brisbane office of the DPP needs to answer about the Haneef affair, writes Greg Barns.