In the Press
'National Security' Or Economic Protectionism: What's Really Driving Trump's Huawei Hysteria?
The US is scrambling to catch-up on 5G. It seems that ‘National Security’ is being used as a smokescreen for raw old school protectionism.
Abuse Of Power: New Anti-Terror Laws Used To Target Marijuana Activist
The terrifying story of George Dixon's encounter with New South Wales' draconian Anti-Terror legislation.
The Aquarian ‘terrorist’
“When this legislation was first mooted this was to stop Al Qaeda … not to turn upon marijuana activists or people who perhaps are rude or abusive to police.” Mark Davis.
Australian Parliament Hatches Nostalgic 5G Plan
Nearly two years since the Turnbull Government threw the 5G roll-out into disarray by blocking Huawei, the government is still grappling with how the technology is going to be deployed.
Mark Davis speech at Sydney Assange Rally
With a shout out to George Christensen (Qld MP Nat) for stepping into the political void.
George The Terrorist
A Sydney lawyer claims anti-terror laws designed to protect us against #AlQaeda and the like – are now being used against troublesome political activists. A big new twist today in the case of #GeorgeTheTerrorist
Busted for marijuana at Nimbin labelled a terrorist
Busted for marijuana at Nimbin now labelled a terrorist by police and prosecutors. Dickson, 43, from Black Forest in Adelaide, is under a NSW control order as a “high-risk terrorist offender.”
Foreign Fighter Sentence
Mehmet Biber was charged as a ‘Foreign Fighter’ in Syria despite never fighting. He did join a group in Syria opposed to President Assad but it was part of the local opposition, not a terrorist group. It was not ISIS or Al Nusra. Facing a penalty of imprisonment for 20 years, Biber was sentenced to 2.5 years non-parole. Mark Davis speaks after the sentence.
Mark Davis on the arrest of Julian Assange
“Politicians in this country, need to be quite cautious about how the Australian public react to the abandonment of Julian Assange.” Lawyer and journalist Mark Davis on the arrest of the WikiLeaks co-founder.