Published on November 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
Julian Assange Wikileaks Investigation – Canberra has refused to offer a safe haven to WikiLeaks’ Australian founder Julian Assange after the website began releasing 251,287 confidential US State Department documents. And Australian Federal Police are investigating whether the leaking of hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic cables broke Australian law. Attorney-General Robert McClelland said yesterday [...]
Tags: Australian Federal Police, Australian Interests, Damage Control, Defence Minister, Inappropriate Behaviour, Julian Assange, Law Attorney, Military Documents, News Publications, Robert Mcclelland, Safe Haven, Secret Discussions, Security Charges, Sky News, State Department Documents, Stephen Smith, Taskforce, Us State Department, Wikileaks, World Leaders
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Published on March 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
Burma Elections Cannot Be Fair – Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephen Smith, says elections in Burma cannot be considered free or fair if the opposition party is not involved. The National League for Democracy (NLD) says it will not take part in Burma’s first poll in two decades, citing unjust electoral laws.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Australia, Burma, Criminal Record, Decades, Democracy, Elections, Electoral Laws, First Poll, Foreign Affairs Minister, junta, Military Rulers, Mr Smith, Nld, Opposition Party, Prospects, San Suu, Stephen Smith, Substantial Changes, United States
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Published on March 29, 2010 by Technology Slice
Stern Hu Jailed For 10 Years – AUSTRALIAN Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu has been sentenced to 10 years jail by a Chinese court after being found guilty of accepting bribes and stealing trade secrets. The case against Hu has strained relations between Australia and China, with the three-day hearing taking place last week in [...]
Tags: Australian Diplomats, Bribery, Bribes, Chinese Court, Chinese Men, Closed Circuit Television, Closed Doors, Commercial Espionage, Commercial Secrets, Consular Officials, Eight Months, Harsh Sentence, Jail Terms, Million And One, Mr Smith, rio tinto, Shanghai Office, Stephen Smith, Wang Yong, Yong Liu
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