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Title Lateline: 16/10/14
Published Australia : ABC, 2014
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Summary GOVERNMENT WON'T SEND MEDICAL TEAMSPrime Minister, Tony Abbott, says it would be irresponsible to send medical personnel to West Africa when there is no adequate plan to evacuate anyone who becomes infected. OBAMA ORDERS RAPID RESPONSE TEAMSUS president, Barack Obama, has ordered that rapid response teams be in place 24 hours after a nurse, who had been exposed to Ebola, broke protocols and took a domestic flight. AUSTRALIA'S PROCEDURES FOR EBOLA ARE IN PLACEHealth Minister, Peter Dutton, discusses the Ebola outbreak and Australia's response to the spread of the virus. ACADEMIC ACCUSED OF RACISMSydney University academic, Professor Barry Spurr, who reviewed the Australian School curriculum, has been accused of circulating racist emails. FOREIGN FIGHTERS BILL COULD ENDANGER PERSONAL FREEDOMThe second phase of the government's anti-terror measures which includes restricting travel to terrorist zones, cancelling passports and prohibiting the advocating of terrorism is expected to be passed next month but critics say it could endanger personal liberties and freedom of speech. WORDING OF ANTI-TERRORISM BILL NEEDS TO BE SCRUTINIZEDShadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, discusses the new tranche of anti-terrorism laws which target foreign fighters. FIGHTING BACKKurdish forces in Syria say they have forced Islamic State militants to retreat from parts of Kobane. DON'T ASK DON'T TELLThe New South Wales Police Integrity Commission has heard that a police officer who attended Catholic Church meetings for seven years never reported , and was never questioned by the Child Protection Squad on what she learnt about child sexual abuse
Event Broadcast 2014-10-16 at 22:30:00
Notes Classification: NC
Subject Bill drafting.
Debates and debating.
Ebola virus disease.
Epidemics -- Prevention.
Medical assistance -- International cooperation.
National security -- Law and legislation.
Australia.
Africa, Western.
Form Streaming video
Author Jones, Tony, host
Iggulden, Tom, reporter
Millar, Lisa, reporter
Om, Jason, reporter
Abbott, Tony, contributor
Demoro, Roseann, contributor
Di Natale, Richard, contributor
Dreyfus, M. (Mark), contributor
Dutton, Peter, contributor
Erme, Marguerite, contributor
Hardy, Kieran, contributor
Kirby, John, contributor
Kline, David, contributor
O'Brien,, Nick, contributor
Obama, Barack, contributor
Owler, Brian, contributor
Plibersek, Tanya, contributor
Rowland, Michelle, contributor
Shelly, Lydia, contributor