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Re:Terror laws clear Australian Senate, enabling entire web ... by jmadsen on Thursday September 25, 2014 @09:08PM (#8370764)
"Why are you waving that handkerchief?"

"Keeping the elephants away..."

You know the rest.

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Re:Terror laws clear Australian Senate, enabling entire web ... by vacri on Thursday September 25, 2014 @10:13PM (#8370992)
The thing is that they have been doing just fine with their current powers - there is no need to expand them. I have no doubt that actual terrorist plotting has been countered by ASIO, but I also have no doubt that ASIO clearly already have enough powers to do their job appropriately.
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Re:Terror laws clear Australian Senate, enabling entire web ... by Ygg2 on Thursday September 25, 2014 @10:18PM (#8371002)
Implying that there is such a thing as just enough power.
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