Results are black and white on police race biasIf you are young and Indigenous, then authorities are far more likely to arrest you, pursue the case to court, convict you and send you to jail. Non-indigenous youths are more likely to be let off with a warning.
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Crikey Says: AFP get a lesson in cause and effect
Cause and Effect, brought to you by Four Corners.
National Security Legislation: worst discussion paper ever.
The National Security Legislation Discussion Paper was released last week. And it may be one of the worst discussion papers ever, with no structure, barebones commentary and lots of blank pages.
Media briefs: AFP and media broker deal, Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet
AFP and media to broker deal … Kyle and Jackie O dodge a bullet … Headline Watch: Viscous or vicious? … Majority of tweets inane drivel? …
The terror raid leak was serious. We must find the source
Thanks to the leaking of the terror raids in Melbourne by The Oz
The Oz risked police lives with terror scoop, says top cop
Today’s scoop by The Oz on an alleged terrorist plot has been accused of endangering the lives of police officers by revealing details of the arrest of terror suspects.
Pollies’ praise for Mick Keelty chafes with his resume
If Keelty had had a skerrick of respect for his office or any sense of responsibility he would have quit over the Haneef business.
Another nail in the coffin of Conroy’s Rabbit-Proof Firewall
What a great way to “protect the children”, eh? Take money from the police, where it’d do some good, and instead burn it on a poorly-defined IT project, writes Stigherrian.
New Attorney-General just like the old one
While Kevin Rudd is big on saying sorry, it appears neither his Attorney-General Robert McClelland nor the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty is, writes Greg Barns.
Could the real Mick Keelty please stand up?
Last night a man calling himself Mick Keelty and claiming to be the AFP Commissioner told a Sydney audience that he wants a black-out of all media coverage of terrorism investigations and cases. This is also the Mick Keelty who revels in media publicity about terrorism cases, writes Greg Barns.
Rudd takes the cowardly way out on Hicks control order
Some of us have long predicted that when it comes to using anti-terrorism laws for political purposes, the Rudd government would be no better than the Howard government. It’s early days but it looks as though that is the case, writes Greg Barns.
Bangalore police clear Dr Haneefs’ cousin
Last week Bangalore Police announced that there is no evidence that Dr Mohammed Haneefs’ cousin, Kafeel, had worked out a plan to bomb Glasgow airport. These findings by the Bangalore Police are significant, writes Greg Barns.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 24 August, 2007
Crikey’s tips for 10 things that ”Jihad” Jack Thomas can do this weekend.
Haneef case: Bully boy stuff from the AFP
At first I thought it was someone taking the Mickey out of the Australian Federal Police. But no it’s for real, believe it or not. The AFP actually issued a media release yesterday in which they claimed that there has been no leaking by them in the Haneef case, writes Greg Barns.
The Haneef fiasco: Important lessons to be learned
There are important lessons to be learned from the Haneef fiasco. And they need to be learned quickly. Australia cannot wait until the next terror threat. We must get it right now, writes Peter Faris QC, former chairman of the National Crime Authority.
The Australian’s strong ethical justification over Haneef
It is now clear that there was strong ethical justification for The Australian’s, decision to publish the leaked transcript of the interview of Dr Mohamed Haneef and the Australian Federal Police, writes Dennis Muller.
Haneef conspiracists go tumbling down the grassy knoll
The bien-pensant pissants that provide so much of Crikey’s commentary have invested much time in tortured argument since the arrest of Mohamed Haneef demonstrating the arch-Machiavellianism of John Howard and his cronies in the ministry, let alone the over-zealousness of his Federal Police satraps.
The Oz, the AFP and the Haneef leak: What is going on?
What’s going on with the editor of The Australian, Chris Mitchell, and the Australian Federal Police?
Leak puts The Australian in the ethical frame
Serious ethical as well as legal questions arise from the publication in The Australian today of excerpts from an interview by the Australian Federal Police with Dr Mohamed Haneef.
Haneef’s detention is mental torture
Today, Gold Coast doctor, Mohammed Haneef will have been held in detention, without any charges being laid against him, for eight days.
Innocent until proven a sleeper-terror-doctor
What if Dr Haneef’s reason for buying a one way ticket to India is simply because he wanted to, as he says, visit his wife Firdous, who is ill, and the couple’s new born baby in Bangalore? asks Greg Barns.
