Philip Ruddock
Philip Ruddock
Philip Maxwell Ruddockis an Australian politician who was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 2016. First elected in a 1973 by-election, by the time of his retirement, he was the last parliamentary survivor of the Whitlam and Fraser Governments. He was both the Father of the House and the Father of the Parliament from 1998 to his retirement. He is the second longest-serving parliamentarian in the history of the Australian Parliament. Ruddock served continuously in...
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The United States government has now advised that it does not intend to bring charges against Mr. Habib,
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Any movement outside the perimeter of the house and yard will be accompanied by an officer,
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The terms of reference have been amended in accordance with Mr Cole's request that he be given until the end of June to deliver his report.
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These events started when people were endeavoring to place pressure on us in relation to those matters,
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Detention policy is public policy in Australia which will not be unwound,
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ASIO is responsible for protecting the Australian community from all forms of politically motivated violence, including violent protest activity, and they've made an assessment in relation to those matters.
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Security agencies are working closely with their overseas counterparts to try and find further information about it.
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She had very little knowledge of what was happening around the village she was supposed to be living in, didn't know the currency used,
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Mr Habib remains of interest in a security context because of his former associations and activities. Because of this interest, relevant agencies will undertake appropriate measures.
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My concern about families is that I'm not yet satisfied that there are arrangements which would meet my principle objective, which is to have people available for processing and for removal if they're not refugees.
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Scott Parkin is effectively Australia's first genuine political prisoner
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My understanding of the evidence is that some of the product had been actually purchased, others had been ordered, ... The intelligence assessment is that this was an enterprise designed to manufacture a very large quantity of explosives.
Neville Roach has undoubtedly been one of the staunchest advocates of a multicultural Australia,
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What it demonstrates to me is that we have been targeted in the past, we remain of interest to terrorist organizations. This may or may not be a real threat, it may well be a hoax but that matter has to be seriously examined.