Civil libertarians


360 degrees of absurdity: The Oz and Haneef

The lamentation from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead comes to mind when reading recent coverage of the Haneef case, writes Jeff Sparrow.

Yet again, Kevin Andrews drops the ball

The Labor Party must really appreciate the efforts of Kevin Andrews. His quite unappealing television presence is hampering the Government efforts to make an issue of national security, writes Richard Farmer.

In praise of Philip ‘Unflappable’ Ruddock

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock is Mr Unflappable. He’s the never ruffled and always quietly spoken back bone of the Howard Government, writes Richard Farmer. When stopping illegal entrants swimming ashore was the foundation of a Coalition election victory, Ruddock was there at John Howard’s side as Immigration Minister. Now he needs him just one more time.