8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#6043919 at 2019-04-04 13:15:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7730: And then There Were Seven Edition
>>6043916
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Australian Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said social media companies including Facebook met with him, Chester and Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week. Fifield said Facebook "did not present any immediate solutions to the issues arising out of the horror that occurred in Christchurch."
Morrison wants to take the Australian law to a Group of 20 countries forum as a model for holding social media companies to account.
New Zealand's Justice Minster Andrew Little said his government had also made a commitment to review the role of social media and the obligations of the companies that provide the platforms.
And he said he'd asked officials to look at the effectiveness of current hate speech laws and whether there were gaps that need to be filled.
Little said he didn't see any irony in that people were watching hearings into a bill that would place new restrictions on guns in real time on Facebook, the same platform the shooter used to broadcast the massacre.
"There's a world of difference, I think, between the exercise of a democratic function and a democratic institution like a national parliament, and some of the more toxic stuff that you see put out by individuals," he said.
#6043916 at 2019-04-04 13:15:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7730: And then There Were Seven Edition
>>6043910
The bill would make it a crime for social media platforms not to remove "abhorrent violent material" quickly. The crime would be punishable by three years in prison and a fine of 10.5 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) or 10% of the platform's annual turnover.
Abhorrent violent material is defined as acts of terrorism, murder, attempted murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. The material must he recorded by the perpetrator or an accomplice.
Platforms anywhere in the world would face fines of up to AU$840,000 if they fail to notify Australian Federal Police if they are aware their service was streaming "abhorrent violent conduct" occurring in Australia.
Dreyfus described the bill as "flimsy and flawed." He described the timetable to pass the bill as "ridiculous." Labor first saw the legislation late Monday.
Australia Social Media
Australia's Attorney-General Christian Porter, left, and Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield hold a press conference at Parliament House, in Canberra, Wednesday, April 4, 2019. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
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The bill could potentially undermine Australia's security cooperation with the United States by requiring U.S. internet providers to share content data with Australian Federal Police in breach of U.S. law, Dreyfus said.
"Labor believes that the social media companies must do more in preventing the dissemination of material produced by terrorists, showing of their crimes, and for that reason Labor will, despite reservations … be supporting the passage of this bill," Dreyfus said.
An attempt by the minor Greens party and independent lawmakers to have the vote scrutinized by a parliamentary committee was rejected.
Arthur Moses, president of the Australian Law Council, the nation's top lawyers group, said the law could lead to media censorship and prevent whistleblowers from using social media to shine a light on atrocities because of social media companies' fear of prosecution.
"Media freedom and whistleblowing of atrocities here and overseas have been put at risk by the ill-informed livestream laws passed by the Federal Parliament," Moses said.
The penalties would be "bad for certainty and bad for business" which could scare off online business investment in Australia, Moses said.
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox, a leading business advocate, said more time was required to ensure the law did not unnecessarily impinge on existing fundamental media rights and freedoms.
"Rushing this legislation through will not make Australia safe," he said.
Scott Farquhar, co-founder of the Sydney-based software company Atlassian, predicted job losses in the technology industry.
"As of today, any person working at any company (globally) that allows users to upload videos or images could go to jail," Farquhar tweeted. "Guilty until proven innocent."
Fergus Hanson, head of the International Cyber Policy Center at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, saw problems in the legislation's definitions, including how long a company had to "expeditiously" remove offense material.
Alex McCauley, chief executive of national tech startup advocacy organization StartupAUS, described the legislation as "anti-tech."
"We want to see it (social media) better regulated and we just simply haven't had the conversation at a national level about what that means and there hasn't been time and there hasn't been consultation," McCauley told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Facebook livestreamed the Christchurch massacre for 17 minutes without interruption before reacting. Facebook said it removed 1.5 million videos of the shootings during the first 24 hours afterward.
It was filmed by Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, whose video and writings included anti-Muslim views and detailed how he planned the attack. Tarrant is scheduled to appear in court Friday and will face 50 murder and 38 attempted murder charges, according to New Zealand police.
#5891492 at 2019-03-26 00:28:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7537: Tucker And Don Jr Edition
Aussie PM threatens social media companes with 'significant' penalties
Tech giants will be threatened with 'significant' penalties when they meet with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Brisbane this afternoon.
Representatives from Facebook, YouTube-owner Google and Twitter will meet with the Aussie PM, plus Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, Attorney-General Christian Porter and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield.
"We need to prevent social media platforms being weaponised," Morrison said ahead of the meeting.
Morrison said if social media companies failed to show they were willing immediately to make changes to prevent the use of their platforms for material like the Christchurch shooting livestream, "we will take action".
Proposed laws across the Tasman would:
- Make it a criminal offence to fail to remove the offending footage as soon as possible after it was reported or it otherwise became known to the company
- Allow the government to declare footage of an incident filmed by a perpetrator and being hosted on a site was "abhorrent violent material". It would be a crime for a social media provider not to quickly remove the material after receiving a notice to do so. There would be escalating penalties the longer it remained on the social media platform.
Further details are pending. It's so far not clear if Australia or NZ will follow the lead of Germany, which designated social media platforms as publishers and threatened them with fines of up to 50 million Euros ($80m) if they failed to act on hate speech.
Morrison has already said he wants to put a multi-country social media crackdown on the agenda for June's G20 meeting.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12216261
#3375579 at 2018-10-07 03:23:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4277: "DON'T BE A PAWN IN THEIR SICK GAME " Edition
Australia has blocked Huawei and ZTE from providing equipment for its 5G network, which is set to launch commercially next year. In a tweet, Huawei stated that the Australian government told the company that both it and ZTE are banned from supplying 5G technology to the country, despite Huawei's assurances that it does not pose a threat to national security.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/australia-bans-huawei-and-zte-from-supplying-technology-for-its-5g-network/
AUSTRALIA'S BAN ON HUAWEI IS JUST MORE BAD NEWS FOR CHINA
AS THE US-CHINA trade war rages on, two Chinese tech companies are facing a new headache: Australia's government has joined the US in effectively banning its wireless carriers from buying gear for 5G networks from Huawei and ZTE.
The decision is more than spillover from the US-China dispute. It's part of a bigger controversy over the role of China in Australia, which is in the midst of political turmoil. On Friday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stepped down after lawmakers from his conservative Liberal Party voted to replace him with Scott Morrison, who had been treasurer and acting minister for home affairs.
News of the ban on Chinese 5G equipment came via a tweet from Huawei on Wednesday. A statement from Morrison, before he became prime minister, and Australian Senator Mitch Fifield confirmed that carriers may be restricted from buying equipment from companies operating in certain countries under new telecommunications regulations set to take effect in September, but the announcement doesn't mention Huawei, ZTE, or China by name. Instead it refers to "vendors who are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government that conflict with Australian law."
8chan/8kun QResearch AUSTRALIA Posts (1)
#15223559 at 2021-12-20 08:03:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #20 - INSURGENCY Edition
Former Senate president Scott Ryan named as new envoy to Canada
BEN PACKHAM - DECEMBER 20, 2021
Former Liberal Senator and Senate President Scott Ryan has been named as Australia's new High Commissioner to Canada, lifting the number of political appointees to senior diplomatic posts to a record high.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced the appointment of her former colleague on Monday, lifting the number of ambassadors, high commissioners and consuls-general drawn from the ranks of former politicians to 11.
The appointment is significant, given Canada's status as a longstanding ally and member of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network.
Mr Ryan replaces career diplomat Natasha Smith.
"Australia and Canada have a close relationship founded on shared values and experiences. We are proud liberal democracies and federal systems," Senator Payne said.
"Australian and Canadian defence personnel have served side-by-side for over 100 years. We also share a deep commitment to celebrating our indigenous heritages."
Australia and Canada have a strong economic relationship with two-way trade standing at $6.4bn last year.
Canada is Australia's 11th-largest source of foreign investment, with two-way investment currently standing at $159bn.
Senator Payne said Canada was also a vital partner in key international bodies, particularly the UN, APEC, WTO, G20 and the OECD.
"Our two countries work together closely through the Five Eyes group. We co-operate on international issues such as climate change, global peace and security, human rights, and the empowerment of women and girls," she said.
Mr Ryan, who was travelling on Monday and unavailable for comment, was senator for Victoria from 2008-2021, and served as 25th president of the Senate from 2017-2021.
He previously served as special minister of state; minister assisting the prime minister for cabinet, minister for vocational education and skills, and assistant cabinet secretary.
Liberal MP Dave Sharma, a former ambassador to Israel, said Mr Ryan would make "a great High Commissioner to Canada".
"His political credentials mean he will be able to plug into senior decision-makers in Ottawa, whilst his connections to the federal government in Canberra will make him a trusted counterpart for this important Five Eyes partner," he said.
"This is one of those roles where a political appointment will often prove more effective than a career diplomat."
The number of political appointees to top diplomatic posts has risen from two under the Whitlam government in 1974.
The Morrison government has now made nine political appointments to lead diplomatic missions, including former frontbencher Arthur Sinodinos as ambassador to the US, replacing former treasurer Joe Hockey, and former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell as High Commissioner to India.
Other Morrison government political appointees include former Liberal frontbencher Mitch Fifield (UN), former NSW premier Nick Greiner (New York), former Liberal senator David Bushby (Chicago), former Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman (Singapore), and former NSW Liberal MP Patricia Forsythe (Wellington).
Not all of the Coalition government's political appointments have been Liberals, with former Labor minister Gary Gray named ambassador to Ireland by the Morrison government.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/former-senate-president-scott-ryan-named-as-new-envoy-to-canada/news-story/623aa1fbe560f06808fa083e26ec1660
8chan/8kun TheStorm Posts (1)
#8107 at 2018-01-06 21:08:56 (UTC+1)
The Storm General #10: Camp David Weekend Edition
>>8039
AUS : rumoured $88MM
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/why-have-we-donated-to-clintons-foundation/news-story/96f87b9c4999e22cd3b022d267129896?nk=122fe06763f6c78a8f5982156c8d2e6b-1515272681
SA: $25MM
phone call: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/04/full-transcript-of-trumps-phone-call-with-australian-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull
AUS LeADERS:
>Malcolm Turnbull
4th RR
Party Minister Portfolio
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull MP
Prime Minister
Leader of the Liberal Party
National Barnaby Joyce MP
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Leader of the National Party
Liberal Julie Bishop MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Liberal Christian Porter MP
Attorney-General
Liberal Scott Morrison MP
Treasurer
Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann
Minister for Finance
Special Minister of State
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in the Senate
Liberal Christopher Pyne MP
Minister for Defence Industry
Leader of the House
CLP Senator Nigel Scullion
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Leader of the National Party in the Senate
LNP Peter Dutton MP
Minister for Home Affairs
Liberal Greg Hunt MP
Minister for Health
Liberal Senator Marise Payne
Minister for Defence
Liberal Senator Mitch Fifield
Minister for Communications
Minister for the Arts
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash
Minister for Jobs and Innovation
Liberal Dan Tehan MP
Minister for Social Services
Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham
Minister for Education and Training
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
National Senator Bridget McKenzie
Minister for Sport
Minister for Rural Health
Minister for Regional Communications
Deputy Leader of the Nationals Party
LNP Steven Ciobo MP
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
LNP David Littleproud MP
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer MP
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services
Minister for Women
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
Liberal Josh Frydenberg MP
Minister for the Environment and Energy
LNP Senator Matthew Canavan
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
Liberal Michael Keenan MP
Minister for Human Services
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation
LNP John McVeigh MP
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
Outer Ministry[edit]
Party Minister Portfolio
Liberal Paul Fletcher MP
Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities
Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Liberal Angus Taylor MP
Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
Liberal Alan Tudge MP
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
Liberal Craig Laundy MP
Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation
National Michael McCormack MP
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Minister for Defence Personnel
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
Deputy Leader of the House
Liberal Ken Wyatt AM, MP
Minister for Indigenous Health
Minister for Aged Care
Assistant Ministers[edit]
Party Minister Portfolio
LNP Senator James McGrath
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
National Damian Drum
Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
Liberal Senator Anne Ruston
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Liberal Alex Hawke MP
Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
LNP Karen Andrews MP
Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
Liberal Senator Zed Seselja
Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation
LNP Jane Prentice MP
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services
National Luke Hartsuyker MP
Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
National David Gillespie MP
Assistant Minister for Children and Families
Liberal Michael Sukkar MP
Assistant Minister to the Treasurer
Liberal Melissa Price MP
Assistant Minister for the Environment
Liberal David Coleman MP
Assistant Minister for Finance
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