Summary: The Focus Group wonders whether borders are quite so sovereign anymore? The Australian Navy “inadvertently” invades Indonesia People claiming to be Naval personnel work blue on Facebook Naval personnel accused of abusing asylum seekers Navy upset with Australian media’s lack of respect Nauru decides that the rule of law is not for them. I’m not a lawyer, but…. looks at “Coward Punch” laws, Craig Thomson’s trial and Australia’s ICJ performance. This week in cost cutting investigates foreign aid and unemployment. Foreign Aid Kevin Andrews calls welfare “unsustainable” - he’s wrong Talk and chalk drops in on the education debate Craig Kelly damns “gaia worship” Christopher Pyne declares that there is no place for politics in education Canberra needs an Ikea George Brandis’s new bookcase. Finally, we identify this week’s most blatant ABC bias.
