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The Government has introduced a Supplementary Order Paper 85 (SOP 85) to the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 6). It is a first step towards allowing massive interception of electronic communications by our security and intelligence organisations.

Green Party Defence Spokesperson Keith Locke today expressed disappointment at the $671 million dollars in today's budget for Skyhawks and frigates.

(These are preliminary speech notes) I rise to speak as probably the member of this Parliament with the longest experience of a de facto relationship.

The Government has sent SAS troops back to Afghanistan, to a war commentators frequently describe as ‘unwinnable’.  Opinion polls in countries that are actively engaged in the war – such as Australia, Britain and Canada – show a majority in favour of withdrawing combat troops.  Going into Afghanistan now in a combat role is akin to deciding to send troops to Vietnam in late 1974.

A public talk by Keith Locke Green MP on the repercussions for New Zealand of the Mid-Eastern oil conflicts.

TERRORISM: Keith Locke says we should not meekly accede to over-the-top American edicts.

In Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore shows how George W Bush's "War on Terror" is also a war on the civil liberties of Americans.But it's not just "over there" that long-cherished freedoms are being taken away.

When China made its bid for the 2008 Olympics, Chinese authorities promised improvements in human rights. Since then, the harsh methods used to prepare the country and Beijing for the games have actually made things worse. Find out what's going on and and why we should stand up for the human dignity the games are supposed to represent. Clark and Cosgrove must challenge Games web censorship Currie must stop discouraging free speech for athletes