“People are right to be angry about it and upset.”Dutton was contacted for comment.The release of Tahami under a Coalition government heightens the public policy debate about who takes responsibility for crimes committed after detainees are freed.The federal records show that Tahami was not one of the 153 people released by the current government after the High Court ruling because he was released by the previous government more than four years ago.Tahami, who was born in Iran and is 38 years old, arrived in Australia by boat in November 2011 and was placed in detention while he sought...…“People are right to be angry about it and upset.”Dutton was contacted for comment.The release of Tahami under a Coalition government heightens the public policy debate about who takes responsibility for crimes committed after detainees are freed.The federal records show that Tahami was not one of the 153 people released by the current government after the High Court ruling because he was released by the previous government more than four years ago.Tahami, who was born in Iran and is 38 years old, arrived in Australia by boat in November 2011 and was placed in detention while he sought...WW…

No campaign call centre tech contract severed after Voice ‘fear’ strategy revealedWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementThe No campaign’s contract with a firm allowing it to make hundreds of thousands of calls to persuadable voters has been terminated in the crucial final dash of the referendum campaign.No campaigners have spruiked their cutting-edge voter ID tool as a secret weapon to...…No campaign call centre tech contract severed after Voice ‘fear’ strategy revealedWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementThe No campaign’s contract with a firm allowing it to make hundreds of thousands of calls to persuadable voters has been terminated in the crucial final dash of the referendum campaign.No campaigners have spruiked their cutting-edge voter ID tool as a secret weapon to...WW…

‘We will not be intimidated’: PM takes Facebook fight to India and the worldWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementGlobal leaders will be asked to back Australia in a fight with Facebook over its market power after the social media giant silenced news, health and emergency services in a bid to halt a federal law.Prime Minister Scott Morrison raised the shock tactic with Indian counterpart Narendra...…‘We will not be intimidated’: PM takes Facebook fight to India and the worldWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementGlobal leaders will be asked to back Australia in a fight with Facebook over its market power after the social media giant silenced news, health and emergency services in a bid to halt a federal law.Prime Minister Scott Morrison raised the shock tactic with Indian counterpart Narendra...WW…

'Threat to democracy is real': MPs call for social media code of conductWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementSocial media companies would have to sign up to an Australian code of conduct on the way they silence free speech and shut down accounts, under a federal push for greater oversight after Twitter and Facebook suspended posts by US President Donald Trump.Liberal MPs called for the voluntary...…'Threat to democracy is real': MPs call for social media code of conductWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementSocial media companies would have to sign up to an Australian code of conduct on the way they silence free speech and shut down accounts, under a federal push for greater oversight after Twitter and Facebook suspended posts by US President Donald Trump.Liberal MPs called for the voluntary...WW…

McCormack doubles down on claim over US protestsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementActing Prime Minister Michael McCormack has labelled the Black Lives Matter movement a “protest over racial riots” in a new statement claiming a parallel with the storming of the United States Congress last week.One day after Amnesty International criticised him for the “deeply offensive” comparison, Mr McCormack...…McCormack doubles down on claim over US protestsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementActing Prime Minister Michael McCormack has labelled the Black Lives Matter movement a “protest over racial riots” in a new statement claiming a parallel with the storming of the United States Congress last week.One day after Amnesty International criticised him for the “deeply offensive” comparison, Mr McCormack...WW…

Criminal penalties for dodgy recycling exports coming from JanuaryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementHousehold recycling will be subject to sweeping national powers in an imminent federal law that threatens companies with levies, product recalls and other penalties if they breach ambitious targets to reduce waste.The draft law imposes criminal penalties including jail terms for those who defy...…Criminal penalties for dodgy recycling exports coming from JanuaryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementHousehold recycling will be subject to sweeping national powers in an imminent federal law that threatens companies with levies, product recalls and other penalties if they breach ambitious targets to reduce waste.The draft law imposes criminal penalties including jail terms for those who defy...WW…

Morrison reveals malicious 'state-based' cyber attack on governments, industryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralian governments and industry are being targeted by major cyber attacks that could put pressure on critical infrastructure and public services, with China understood to be a likely source of the threat.Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the "malicious" attacks on Friday...…Morrison reveals malicious 'state-based' cyber attack on governments, industryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralian governments and industry are being targeted by major cyber attacks that could put pressure on critical infrastructure and public services, with China understood to be a likely source of the threat.Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the "malicious" attacks on Friday...WW…

Morrison reveals malicious 'state-based' cyber attack on governments, industryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralian governments and industry are being targeted by major cyber attacks that could put pressure on critical infrastructure and public services, with China understood to be a likely source of the threat.Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the "malicious" attacks on Friday...…Morrison reveals malicious 'state-based' cyber attack on governments, industryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralian governments and industry are being targeted by major cyber attacks that could put pressure on critical infrastructure and public services, with China understood to be a likely source of the threat.Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the "malicious" attacks on Friday...WW…

Mobile tracing is next step in virus battle in bid to stop outbreaksWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralians will be asked within weeks to sign up for a mobile app that can alert them to the risk of catching the coronavirus, using their movements to find out whether they have been close to someone already infected.The federal government will ask Australians to opt in to the project in the...…Mobile tracing is next step in virus battle in bid to stop outbreaksWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralians will be asked within weeks to sign up for a mobile app that can alert them to the risk of catching the coronavirus, using their movements to find out whether they have been close to someone already infected.The federal government will ask Australians to opt in to the project in the...WW…

'Trump kept talking over the top of me': Turnbull recounts tense callWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA furious Donald Trump berated then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull over a deal to resettle hundreds of refugees, only to joke about the agreement months later by claiming 2000 “terrorists” would come to America.The US President swung wildly in the negotiations to resettle asylum seekers from...…'Trump kept talking over the top of me': Turnbull recounts tense callWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA furious Donald Trump berated then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull over a deal to resettle hundreds of refugees, only to joke about the agreement months later by claiming 2000 “terrorists” would come to America.The US President swung wildly in the negotiations to resettle asylum seekers from...WW…