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1 online resource (streaming video file) (41 min. 25 sec.) ; 250521822 bytes |
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ASIO RAIDS PREMISES OF WHISTLEBLOWER AND LAWYERSIO agents have raided the Canberra office and home of a lawyer acting for the East Timorese government and questioned a whistleblower who says he has proof Australia bugged the East Timor cabinet during negotiations for a multi-billion dollar gas deal.BERNARD COLLAERY, LAWYER FOR EAST TIMORBernard Collaery whose office and home were raided by ASIO discusses the action and the legal case in The Hague.ABBOTT ATTACKS BLOCKING OF LEGISLATION BY THE SENATEPrime Minister, Tony Abbott, has accused the Opposition of giving the two fingered salute to the Australian people by blocking legislation for which the people gave the government a mandate to introduce.HIGH COURT OPENS WAY FOR WEEKEND WEDDINGSThe High Court has delayed a decision on the Commonwealth's challenge to the ACT bill legalising same sex marriage which means gay couples who scheduled weddings for this weekend can go ahead with their nuptials.AUSTRALIA STUDENTS BEHIND IN MATHS AND READINGAn international study comparing high school students in 66 OECD countries shows Australian students are slipping behind overseas counterparts in maths and reading particularly Asian countries like China, Singapore, Korea and Japan.PISA SURVEY DOES NOT GIVE REASONS FOR PERFORMANCEDr Sue Thomson, the Director of Educational Monitoring and Research For ACER, The Independent Australian Council for Educational Research, discusses the results of the survey of high school students and why Australian students are slipping behind.BID FOR MORE SUBSIDIES FOR CAR INDUSTRYCar companies, unions and industry groups made their bids to the Productivity Commission hearings in Melbourne for continued Commonwealth government support of the Australian car industryTWO ARRESTED FOR RECRUITING AUSTRALIANS FOR SYRIAN WARPolice say they've cracked a terrorist syndicate recruiting Australians to fight in the civil war in Syria.SHAW CASE DROPPEDProsecutors have unexpectedly dropped the criminal case against Victoria's balance-of-power MP, Geoff Shaw, leaving him free to remain in parliament and continue to use his casting vote to support to the Napthine government |
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Broadcast 2013-12-03 at 22:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Australian Security Intelligence Organization.
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Bills, Legislative.
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Educational evaluation.
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International relations -- Political aspects.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
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Refugees -- Government policy.
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Australia.
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Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra.
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Timor-Leste.
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Streaming video
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Alberici, Emma, host
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Iggulden, Tom, reporter
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Om, Jason, reporter
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Percy, Karen, reporter
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Stewart, John, reporter
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Abbott, Tony, contributor
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Bandt, Adam, contributor
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Brennan, Frank, contributor
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Burke, Tony, contributor
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Burn, Catherine, contributor
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Collaery, Bernard, contributor
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Croome, Rodney, contributor
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Dargavel, Steve, contributor
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Hanson-Young, Sarah, contributor
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Morrison, Scott, contributor
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Scott, Mark, contributor
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Spoehr, John, contributor
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Thomson, Sue, contributor
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Willox, Innes, contributor
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