Summary: This week on Something Wonky, a government full of race-baiters goes race baiting, freedom’s just another word for “George Brandis is reading your emails” and we take a look at Tony and Julie’s excellent UNadventure UN adventure. Plus, Australia versus Humanity, Stop The Press and Tony Abbott’s scorecard. The Focus Group Government full of race-baiters goes race baiting. Star Wars Cosplayers banned from Australian parliament’s public galleries Tony Abbott’s cave-in to divisive policy of backbenchers a failure of leadership Want an Insight Into Life Under the Muslim Veil? How About Asking? Terror scaremongering threatens our democracy Apology as ADF officer withdraws claim he was assaulted by two men of middle eastern appearance Anti-Islamic teens threaten to behead Gold Coast man they mistook for a Muslim Freedom’s just another word for “George Brandis is reading your emails” Expanded spying powers pass parliament as lone Labor MP voices concerns No one should be fooled into believing security is as simple as greater surveillance and deeper silence | Melissa Parke Security laws pass Senate amid fears over ‘draconian’ limits to press freedom Tony, Julie and Peta hit the UN. Tony Abbott invokes Labor’s beloved ‘light on the hill’ in speech to UN and talks up our willingness to help the world. But there are limits. Ebola outbreak: Australia will not send health workers to west Africa Australia’s climate stance savagely condemned at New York summit Just in case you thought this would all be over soon. Bill Shorten’s live Q&A was a showcase of Labor’s terrible me-tooism disease PM’s adviser wants weather bureau review Poor retail sales hit department stores Labor claims pensions victory as Coalition cherry picks welfare bills This Isn’t Working: Single Mothers and Welfare ATO needs to ‘man up’ on tax dodges Tony Abbott’s Scorecard Just what has our PM done that hasn’t made things worse for us? Australia versus Humanity Asylum seekers say they were raped and tortured after Australia sent them back to Sri Lanka When is an Australian not an Australian? Lawyers Say New Immigration Law Targets 10-month Old Oz-Born Asylum Seeker Baby Nauru asylum seekers sew lips shut in protest over Cambodia transfer Self-Harm, Protests Escalate On Nauru After Morrison Video Played To Asylum Seekers Stop The Press The acid test: Australian journalists must ask what agenda they serve ABC cuts: the yes case ABC stars unite to save Lateline from the axe LOLBolt - Left fan the flames of hate
