This video was deleted from YouTube since they have such high ethical standards! NOT!!!!
Australian Federal Government
Even the Left leaning THE CONVERSATION carried an article concerning the new law here in Australia, that seems to me, takes away even more of our freedoms and privacy. All this is occurring under a supposed CONSERVATIVE Federal government! Is this law truly meant to catch REAL criminals or is it to actually meant to spy on those citizens that may not swallow all the Kool Aid handed out by government? Personally, laws such as this only provides more reasons why many do not trust the government! With that said ‘A new law gives Australian police unprecedented powers for online surveillance, data interception and altering data. These powers, outlined in the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill, raise concerns over potential misuse, privacy and security.
The bill updates the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. In essence, it allows law-enforcement agencies or authorities (such as the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission) to modify, add, copy or delete data when investigating serious online crimes.
The Human Rights Law Centre says the bill has insufficient safeguards for free speech and press freedom. Digital Rights Watch calls it a “warrantless surveillance regime” and notes the government ignored the recommendations of a bipartisan parliamentary committee to limit the powers granted by the new law.
What’s more, legal hacking by law enforcement may make it easier for criminal hackers to illegally access computer systems via the same vulnerabilities used by the government.
What’s in the law?
The bill introduces three new powers for law-enforcement agencies:
- “data disruption warrants” allow authorities to “disrupt data” by copying, deleting or modifying data as they see fit
- “network activity warrants” permit the collection of intelligence from devices or networks that are used, or likely to be used, by subject of the warrant
- “account takeover warrants” let agencies take control of an online account (such as a social media account) to gather information for an investigation.
There is also an “emergency authorisation” procedure that allows these activities without a warrant under certain circumstances.
How is this different to previous laws?
Previous legislation, such as the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 and the Telecommunications Act 1997, contained greater privacy protections. Those laws, and others such as the Surveillances Devices Act 2004, do permit law-enforcement agencies to intercept or access communications and data under certain circumstances.
However, the new bill gives agencies unprecedented interception or “hacking” powers. It also allows “assistance orders”, which could require selected individuals to assist government hacking or face up to ten years in prison.
Why do police argue this bill is required?
According to the Department of Home Affairs, more and more criminal activity makes use of the “dark web” and “anonymising technologies”. Previous powers are not enough to keep up with these new technologies.
In our view, specific and targeted access to users’ information and activities may be needed to identify possible criminals or terrorists. In some cases, law enforcement agencies may need to modify, delete, copy or add content of users to prevent things like the distribution of child exploitation material. Lawful interception is key to protecting public and national security in the fight of global community against cybercrimes.
How does lawful data interception work?
“Lawful interception” is a network technology that allows electronic surveillance of communications, as authorised by judicial or administrative order. There are standards (which means regulations and rules) for telecommunication and internet service providers to achieve this, such as those recommended by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
Law-enforcement agencies may require service providers to hand over copies of communications data, decrypted data, or intercepted data without notifying users. Service providers may also have to make available analytical tools such as graphs or charts of target behaviours.
What are the privacy concerns?
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and others have also raised privacy concerns. The bill may impact third parties who are not suspected in the investigation of criminal activities. In particular, the bill can authorise access to third party computers, communication and data.
The Human Rights Law Centre argues the proposed broad powers can potentially compel any individual with relevant knowledge of the targeted computer or network to conduct hacking activities. In some cases this may clash with an individual’s right to freedom from self-incrimination.
Enabling law enforcement agencies to modify potential evidence in a criminal proceeding is also a major issue of concern. The detection and prevention of inappropriate data disruption will be a key issue.
The implementation of the new warrants needs to be in line with Privacy Act 1988 which was introduced to promote and protect the privacy of individuals and to regulate Australian government agencies and organisations. Where some agencies may have exemption against the Privacy Act, it is important to balance between public safety and privacy impacts.
What are the security issues and impacts?
The Identify and Disrupt Bill is a part of an extensive set of Australian digital surveillance laws, including the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (TOLA), and the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 (the Mandatory Metadata Retention Scheme).
Under the Identify and Disrupt Bill, access can be gained to encrypted data which could be copied, deleted, modified, and analysed even before its relevance can be determined. This significantly compromises users’ privacy and digital rights.
Modern encryption can be very hard to crack, so hackers often exploit other vulnerabilities in a system to gain access to unencrypted data. Governments too are reportedly using these vulnerabilities for their own lawful hacking.
Specifically, they depend on “zero-day exploits”, which use software vulnerabilities that are unknown to software vendors or developers, to hack into a system. These vulnerabilities could be exploited for months or even years before they are patched.
A conflict of interest may arise if law enforcement agencies are using zero-day exploits for lawful hacking. To protect citizens, we would expect these agencies to report or disclose any software vulnerabilities they discover to the software manufacturers so the weakness can be patched.
However, they may instead choose not to report them and use the vulnerabilities for their own hacking. This puts users at risk, as any third party, including criminal organisations, could exploit these so-called zero day vulnerabilities.
It’s not an abstract concern. In 2016, the CIA’s secret stash of hacking tools itself was stolen and published, highlighting the risk of these activities. The Chinese government has claimed the CIA was hacking targets in China for more than a decade using these and similar tools.
Government use of hacking tools may result in worse cyber security overall. The warrant powers given to Australian law enforcement agencies may protect public safety and national interests, but they may also provide powerful means for adversaries to access government data.
This includes the data and online accounts of targeted individuals like state officials, which may significantly impact national security. This possibility needs to be considered in light of the passing of the new bill.
Whilst the justification of the bill for public safety over personal privacy can be debatable, there is no doubt that the security aspects should not be undermined.’https://theconversation.com/facebook-or-twitter-posts-can-now-be-quietly-modified-by-the-government-under-new-surveillance-laws-167263?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%207%202021%20-%202052920209&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%207%202021%20-%202052920209+CID_14f79fc7e1c3fc8e7645b9e3babf5ce0&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Facebook%20or%20Twitter%20posts%20can%20now%20be%20quietly%20modified%20by%20the%20government%20under%20new%20surveillance%20laws
I thought Hitler was dead! However, if Hitler is dead, is Australia doing Hitler’s bidding from the grave? It seems that the CCP isn’t considered as much of a threat as the ordinary Australian citizen! Now, ‘With Labor’s support, the Australian government passed a law giving police unprecedented powers to spy on anyone they deem a criminal suspect online. They can also interrupt their data, and take over their accounts.
The bill was rushed through parliament and passed in 24 hours.
Despite worries about the low bar for who can issue a warrant and the government’s failure to adopt all of the protections proposed by the bipartisan joint committee on intelligence and security, the Senate passed the identify and disrupt bill on Wednesday, WION reports.
The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 (Identify and Disrupt Bill) provides three new types of warrants that allow the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to edit and erase data, take over accounts, and spy on Australians who are suspected of being involved in criminal networks.
These three additional authorities to combat online crime:
- The ability to “disrupt data” by modifying, copying, adding, or removing it is granted by a data disruption warrant.
- A network activity warrant permits the authorities to gather information from devices or networks used or anticipated to be used by those who are the subject of the order.
- Account takeover warrant: permits the police to seize control of an internet account (such as social media) in order to obtain information for an investigation.’https://milnenews.com/2021/09/04/australia-police-given-power-to-hack-citizens-devices-and-collect-or-delete-their-data/
Politics in Australia is much like it is in the USA except for the names of the major political parties. The supposedly conservatives are the Liberal and National Parties. These two form a coalition and are presently the ones in power. The Leftist party is the Labor Party. However, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between the major parties on many issues. Nevertheless, now, ‘Labor’s deputy leader Richard Marles has told the National Press Club that his party wants to assist in finding “life beyond earth”.
Yes, our alternative Deputy Prime Minister wants to find intelligent life somewhere else in the universe.
Couldn’t he find any in Canberra? He would have been hard-pressed if he was looking among his own ranks during a recent Senate debate.
Responding to the onward march of insane and mindboggling “gender-neutral” terms such as “chest-feeding”, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts brought a motion to Parliament.
It called for such ridiculous language to be banned from Government usage. Thankfully, the Government supported the move, and the motion was carried 33 votes to 31.
But that means that an astonishing 31 senators, including Labor, voted AGAINST the ban.
Among other things, the motion called on the Federal Government to:
“reject the use of distorted language such as gestational/non-gestational parent, chest-feeding, human milk, lactating parent, menstruators, birthing/non-birthing parent, and ensure all federal government and federal government funded agencies do not include these terms in their material, including legislation, websites, employee documentation and training materials”.
Posting on Twitter soon afterwards, Greens Senator Janet Rice said:
“I expect this sh*t from One Nation. But the Morrison Government just voted to support One Nation’s disgusting, bigoted Senate motion trying to deny the identity of trans & non binary people. So the motion passed. What happened to governing for all Australians? Scumbags!”
It’s hardly surprising that the Greens opposed the motion or engaged in this sort of rant. Par for the course, really.
But what’s truly alarming is that Australia’s alternative government, the Labor Party – currently leading opinion polls 52-48 on a two-party preferred basis – sided with the Greens against common sense.
Scary stuff.
Some may be tempted to look at the current state of affairs in Canberra and turn away. But that’s not the solution. It will only make things worse.
Now more than ever, we need common sense Australians to join and engage in the political process.
As Plato said more than two millennia ago:
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”‘https://www.austfamily.com.au/scary_stuff_in_canberra
‘Australians who test positive to Covid-19 and are at risk of being admitted to hospital will soon have access to a new drug to prevent virus symptoms from worsening.
Australia’s medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, on Friday granted provisional approval for the use of antibody treatment drug sotrovimab.
Earlier this month, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the government had secured an initial allocation of more than 7700 doses of the drug for the National Medical Stockpile.’https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/tga-approves-new-antibody-drug-to-reduce-covid19-hospitalisations/news-story/96021d59bce68caf0f27c84f4eba51d7
‘Sotrovimab
Injection, 500 mg, for intravenous use
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Treatment of COVID-19′
‘There are limited clinical data available for sotrovimab. Serious and unexpected adverse events may occur that have not been previously reported with sotrovimab use.’https://www.sotrovimab.com/
This is an experimental drug as is Pfizer! We are lab rats for these pharmaceutical companies and governments. Personally, this is another way of depopulating the world which is a part of The Great Reset. Conspiracy, don’t think so!
Australia is NOT what it was ten years ago. The Wuhan virus has sent the state and Federal governments into CCP mode. Honestly, Australians do not have time to think about China overthrowing Taiwan as they are living under the CCP totalitarianism RIGHT NOW! These videos shows the totalitarian CCP at work in Australia via the politicians and police!
‘OUR RULES
Rule No1: Never trust any government.
Rule No 2: Continue never trusting any government.
Rule No3: Refer to rules No1 & 2
Note: Politicians only mislead and lie when their lips are moving ?‘https://cairnsnews.org/
If you live in Australia this is a MUST! ‘Professor Augusto Zimmermann outlines the truth found in the Australian Constitution for us as citizens to resist the unlawful imposition of any vaccine mandate.’
The following is an email I received from Service NSW. This is the freedom or lack thereof allowed here in the Australian state of New South Wales.
| Greater Sydney’s lockdown has been extended until 12:01am Saturday 28 August. |
| Invite a friend or family member into your singles bubbleA singles bubble will be introduced from Saturday 31 July for people who live alone, or with no other adults, in Greater Sydney. You will be able to choose a family member or friend, colleague, or partner to visit you at home. The person you choose needs to be the same person till lockdown ends. If you live in one of the 8 areas of concern your chosen friend or family member must also live within 5kms of your home. If you live anywhere else in the Greater Sydney area, your chosen visitor cannot be from one of the 8 areas of concern. |
| Authorised workers and latest update for Western SydneyPeople who live in one of the 8 areas of concern must:Travel no further than 5kms from home for exercise and outdoor recreationWear a mask at all times when outside of home, regardless of how far they are physical distancing from others.People living in one of the 8 areas of concern cannot leave their local area for work unless they are an authorised worker. Changes to mandatory surveillance testing requirements from Saturday 31 July:Fairfield and Cumberland health or aged care workers (including support workers for health or aged care – such as cleaners, cooks and security) must get tested every 3 days to be allowed to leave their local government area for workCanterbury-Bankstown authorised workers must get tested every 3 days, to be allowed to leave their local government area for work. |
| Construction and trade work to resume Saturday 31 JulyConstruction sites in Greater Sydney can resume work on Saturday 31 July. Construction work cannot resume in the 8 areas of concern except in certain necessary circumstances. All construction workers must keep a physical distance from other workers on site and follow the 4 square metre rule. There must be no contact between construction workers and residents. Up to 2 workers allowed to work indoors, up to 5 workers outside. Trades people (including cleaners) will be allowed to restart work in residential homes as long as there is no contact with residents. Up to 2 workers allowed to work indoors, up to 5 workers outside. |
 Shopping rules update You can only go shopping within your local government area or within 10km of your home (unless the goods or services are not available in your local area or within 10kms).If you live in one of the 8 areas of concern, you can only go shopping within 5km of your home (unless the goods or services are not available in your local area). Only one member of the household should leave home to shop for essentials such as food, personal needs for your household (including pets) or if you’re shopping for vulnerable people. |
 New policing operation to tackle the spread of COVID-19A new high-visibility policing operation has launched across Greater Sydney to enforce the new rules. Police have the power to: Shut down businesses, construction sites and public premises where there is a risk to public healthFine people for not wearing a mask when required. Fine has increased from $200 to $500. |
| Restrictions for regional and rural NSW remain in placeIf you usually travel to Greater Sydney for work or to study at university/TAFE, the stay at home rules apply. You should not enter Greater Sydney unless you have a reasonable excuse. Coming to Greater Sydney to be vaccinated is considered a reasonable excuse. The stay at home rules also apply to anyone who visited Greater Sydney on or after Monday 21 June 2021. |
| Home schooling continues except for year 12 studentsStudents from kindy to year 11 need to keep home schooling. Schools will remain open for any child that needs it. Students who live in one of the 8 areas of concern are strongly encouraged to stay at home. Year 12 students returning to school From Monday 16 August, face to face learning will restart for Year 12 students under strict COVID-19 protocols. |
| See latest COVID-19 case locations in Greater Sydney & regional NSWCheck this easy-to-use map to see COVID-19 cases reported in the past 14 days. You can also search locations by postcode or view locations as a list. If you have visited any of the case locations you must follow NSW Health advice for that area about whether you need to get tested and self-isolate. |
| Getting yourself vaccinated will help end COVID-19 restrictionsTwo doses of either vaccine will provide around 90% protection from hospitalisation and death from COVID-19. Latest health advice recommends everyone 18+ in Greater Sydney should book a vaccination – especially if you live in one of the 8 areas of concern. NSW Health clinics in Greater Sydney now offer AstraZeneca to people aged 18+. With newly opened mass vaccination centres in Lake Macquarie, Sydney CBD, Macquarie Fields and Wollongong to open mid-August, plus vaccinations available across the GP network, it’s easier than ever to get vaccinated. |
This is the year when we in Australia fill out the Census. The following is an email from the Australian Family Coalition.
‘There’s nothing new about a census. Even in the Gospels we read:
“And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled” (Luke 2:1).
What has changed over the years, though, are some of the questions asked.
The last census (2016) saw a controversial change to the question on religion, re-ordering the available options to place “no religion” as the first possible answer.
Leading though this change was (i.e. it probably encouraged more people to tick “no religion”), it’s unlikely to account for the total increase in “no religion”, which grew from 22.3% in 2011 to 30.1% in 2016.
It’s a fact that many Australians have lost affinity with their faith.
However, this current census has been accompanied by a slick online campaign to deliberately reduce the number of Aussies who tick a faith box.
Now, that’s a different matter from arguing for more accurate data – and one that begs a question:
Why would anyone spend their time and finances on a campaign other than to further sideline and remove the influence of faith – especially Christianity – from our society?
We know that not all AFC supporters are Christians or believers of any other faith.
We believe, however, that the role of faith in Australia is something that should concern everyone.
Removing the foundations of this nation – and the moral compass that has guided it – cannot be done without severe social consequences.
Even prominent atheist Richard Dawkins has made this point, once writing:
“Before we rejoice at the death throes of the relatively benign Christian religion, let’s not forget Hilaire Belloc’s menacing rhyme: ‘Always keep a-hold of nurse for fear of finding something worse’.”
On another occasion, Dawkins stated: “I have mixed feelings about the decline of Christianity, in so far as Christianity might be a bulwark against something worse”.
Unfortunately, this point is wasted on many of our elected representatives.
Only last week, Victorian MP Fiona Patten (of the poorly named ‘Reason Party’ and, formerly, of the ‘Sex Party’) attempted to remove the Lord’s Prayer from Parliament.
Her attempt was not defeated, but rather deferred, following a pledge from the Andrews Labor Government to remove the prayer from both houses of the Parliament should it win the next election.
Such a move would do little to remind politicians that they serve a purpose far larger than themselves – and that they are ultimately meant to BE servants.
It would also undermine Australia’s cultural heritage in much the same way as removing references to God from the Constitutional preamble would.
Conversely, retaining prayers acknowledges that Christian belief (regardless of any individual’s personal faith) has forged this country and should serve as a moral guide for decision-making.
So, with hostility to faith at palpable levels, what can we do practically?
The first thing involves the census.
If you feel any faith affiliation at all – even if you don’t regularly practice that faith – please tick the appropriate box on the census.
It’s also important to encourage your family and friends to do likewise.
If anyone needs further convincing as to why, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has written a helpful opinion piece HERE.
The second thing is to keep campaigning for freedom of religion & belief.
Our recently re-launched Freedom Declaration is now approaching 25,000 signatures.
This is a massive effort – but we’re not done yet!
We presented a similar document to the then Attorney-General Christian Porter in 2018, prior to draft legislation being circulated for comment.
We want the Freedom Declaration to make a similar impact, reminding federal MPs that the promise to safeguard freedom of religion and belief remains unfulfilled.
With a federal election approaching, the months ahead are crucial to making our case – and making ourselves heard.’https://www.austfamily.com.au/
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