The Greens have welcomed the announcement of an Inspector-General inquiry into allegations of improriety by the SIS but believe it will not be wide-ranging enough.
Green MP Keith Locke says the Identity (Citizenship and Travel Document) Bill, as reported back from the Government Administration Committee, will discourage skilled migrants from coming here and undermine our civil liberties.
Green MP Keith Locke is supporting Don Brash and Winston Peters' calls this morning for an independent inquiry into allegations that the SIS has been spying on Maori groups.
Green MP Keith Locke is calling for an inquiry into the Security Intelligence Service following claims from former agents that it has been spying on Maori organisations, including the Maori Party.
Green MP Keith Locke has challenged the government to speak out against American war crimes in Fallujah in the same way that it has condemned the terrorist bombing of civilian targets in Baghdad.