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Trumped Up: Wiki cables show Australia thinks Iran is not the aggressor – Michael West

Home loan ‘introducer’ scheme sees NAB facing potential $500m-plus fine Noting other banks are *still* doing this.

Julian Assange smears fade as Wikileaks witnesses concede he was not reckless, did protect informants – Michael West Damage […]

Web Scraping 101 in Python: an overview of the tools & the pros and cons of each Because … […]

Afghan Files military whistleblower David McBride back before ACT court Governments protecting themselves against transparency that would expose their […]

Backdoor Found in Utility for Linux, Unix Servers Ah – crumbs; stay on top of those updates.

Some ‘sinister tactics’ those brave protesters in Queensland could have used but also didn’t | First Dog on the […]

Echoes of Iraq: why Australia shouldn’t be joining US action against Iran Iraq is not our problem; it’s a […]

How to Make the Right Decision | Fixing your biases with cognitive science Everyone thinks they think better than […]